diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index bc58bb18f9..ac353b68ac 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -470,11 +470,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 	loading_window->Paint();
 
-	// changed to use time.  GetTimeSinceStart is silly because it always return 0! -Chris
 	srand( time(NULL) );	// seed number generator	
 	
-	HOOKS->DumpDebugInfo();
-
 	//
 	// Create game objects
 	//
@@ -484,6 +481,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	if( PREFSMAN->m_bShowLogWindow )
 		LOG->ShowConsole();
 
+	/* This should be done after PREFSMAN is set up, so it can use HOOKS->MessageBoxOK,
+	 * but before we do more complex things that might crash. */
+	HOOKS->DumpDebugInfo();
+
 	LOG->SetLogging( PREFSMAN->m_bLogging );
 
 	CheckSettings();