diff --git a/inc/inc.Settings.php b/inc/inc.Settings.php
index 3014536ce..a21c8b57a 100644
--- a/inc/inc.Settings.php
+++ b/inc/inc.Settings.php
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ ini_set('include_path', $settings->_rootDir.'pear'. PATH_SEPARATOR .ini_get('inc
 if(!empty($settings->_extraPath)) {
 	ini_set('include_path', $settings->_extraPath. PATH_SEPARATOR .ini_get('include_path'));
 }
-/* composer is installed in pear directory, but install tool does not need it */
-if(!defined("SEEDDMS_INSTALL"))
-	require_once $settings->_rootDir.'../pear/vendor/autoload.php';
 
 if(isset($settings->_maxExecutionTime)) {
 	if (php_sapi_name() !== "cli") {
@@ -98,3 +95,7 @@ ini_set('include_path', $settings->_rootDir. PATH_SEPARATOR .ini_get('include_pa
  * relative to it.
  */
 ini_set('include_path', $settings->_rootDir.'../pear'. PATH_SEPARATOR .ini_get('include_path'));
+
+/* composer is installed in pear directory, but install tool does not need it */
+if(!defined("SEEDDMS_INSTALL"))
+	require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';