diff --git a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
index 7cd67c266..7cfdfc92f 100644
--- a/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/OTRGlobals.cpp
@@ -445,6 +445,11 @@ void OTRGlobals::RunExtract(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
     std::shared_ptr<BS::thread_pool> threadPool = std::make_shared<BS::thread_pool>(1);
     std::optional<std::future<void>> extractionTask;
+
+#if not defined(__SWITCH__) && not defined(__WIIU__)
+    CheckAndCreateModFolder();
+#endif
+
     while (!extractDone) {
         if (SohGui::PopupsQueued() > 0 || extractionTask.has_value()) {
             goto render;
@@ -760,10 +765,6 @@ void OTRGlobals::RunExtract(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 #elif defined(__WIIU__)
     Ship::WiiU::Init(appShortName);
 #endif
-
-#if not defined(__SWITCH__) && not defined(__WIIU__)
-    CheckAndCreateModFolder();
-#endif
 }
 
 void OTRGlobals::Initialize() {