diff --git a/phpBB/admin/admin_db_utilities.php b/phpBB/admin/admin_db_utilities.php
index 3146b28f01..7f84d78c9f 100644
--- a/phpBB/admin/admin_db_utilities.php
+++ b/phpBB/admin/admin_db_utilities.php
@@ -718,11 +718,6 @@ function split_sql_file($sql, $delimiter)
 // End Functions
 // -------------
 
-//
-// Include required files, get $phpEx and check permissions
-//
-$no_page_header = TRUE;
-require('pagestart.inc');
 
 //
 // Begin program proper
@@ -731,10 +726,18 @@ require('pagestart.inc');
 if( isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['perform']) || isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['perform']) )
 {
 	$perform = (isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['perform'])) ? $HTTP_POST_VARS['perform'] : $HTTP_GET_VARS['perform'];
-
-	if( $perform != 'backup' && !isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['startdownload']) && !isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['startdownload']) )
+	
+	if( $perform == 'backup' && !isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['startdownload']) && !isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['startdownload']) )
 	{
+		// We want to warn the user before the download starts.. This part of the script
+		// needs a META header so we can't include the header yet.
+		$no_page_header = TRUE;
 	}
+	//
+	// Include required files, get $phpEx and check permissions
+	//
+	require('pagestart.inc');
+
 
 	switch($perform)
 	{