diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
index a817086b2..c87d16e13 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ static void AddExtraModulePaths()
 #endif
 }
 
+extern obs_frontend_callbacks *InitializeAPIInterface(OBSBasic *main);
+
 OBSBasic::OBSBasic(QWidget *parent)
 	: OBSMainWindow  (parent),
 	  ui             (new Ui::OBSBasic)
@@ -137,6 +139,8 @@ OBSBasic::OBSBasic(QWidget *parent)
 
 	setAcceptDrops(true);
 
+	api = InitializeAPIInterface(this);
+
 	ui->setupUi(this);
 	ui->previewDisabledLabel->setVisible(false);
 
@@ -1335,8 +1339,6 @@ static void AddProjectorMenuMonitors(QMenu *parent, QObject *target,
 #define SHUTDOWN_SEPARATOR \
 	"==== Shutting down =================================================="
 
-extern obs_frontend_callbacks *InitializeAPIInterface(OBSBasic *main);
-
 #define UNSUPPORTED_ERROR \
 	"Failed to initialize video:\n\nRequired graphics API functionality " \
 	"not found.  Your GPU may not be supported."
@@ -1402,8 +1404,6 @@ void OBSBasic::OBSInit()
 	InitOBSCallbacks();
 	InitHotkeys();
 
-	api = InitializeAPIInterface(this);
-
 	AddExtraModulePaths();
 	blog(LOG_INFO, "---------------------------------");
 	obs_load_all_modules();