diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/winlogon/winlogon.c b/reactos/subsys/system/winlogon/winlogon.c
index c4152c711ca..2cb92bdde5f 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/winlogon/winlogon.c
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/winlogon/winlogon.c
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
     DbgPrint("WL: Cannot switch to Winlogon desktop (0x%X)\n", GetLastError());
   }
 
+  InitServices();
+  
   /* Check for pending setup */
   if (GetSetupType () != 0)
   {
@@ -616,8 +618,6 @@ WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
     return 2;
   }
 
-  InitServices();
-
 #if 0
    /* real winlogon uses "Winlogon" */
    RtlInitUnicodeString((PUNICODE_STRING)&ProcessName, L"Winlogon");