diff --git a/lib/ace/ace.js b/lib/ace/ace.js
index ea420657..935bd624 100644
--- a/lib/ace/ace.js
+++ b/lib/ace/ace.js
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 
 define(function(require, exports, module) {
 
-    var catalog = require("pilot/plugin_manager").catalog;
     require("pilot/index");
+    var catalog = require("pilot/plugin_manager").catalog;
     catalog.registerPlugins([ "pilot/index" ]);
 
     var Dom = require("pilot/dom");