diff --git a/src/backend/network.cpp b/src/backend/network.cpp
index 32cee5d5..b5d5263d 100644
--- a/src/backend/network.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/network.cpp
@@ -163,9 +163,6 @@ namespace boss {
             //Now set the repository's remote.
             handle_error(git_remote_create(&ptrs.remote, ptrs.repo, "origin", game.URL().c_str()), ptrs);
 
-            //WARNING: This is generally a very bad idea, since it makes HTTPS a little bit pointless, but in this case because we're only reading data and not really concerned about its integrity, it's acceptable. A better solution would be to figure out why GitHub's certificate appears to be invalid to OpenSSL.
-            git_remote_check_cert(ptrs.remote, 0);
-
             BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << "Getting the repository config.";
 
             handle_error(git_repository_config(&ptrs.cfg, ptrs.repo), ptrs);
@@ -186,6 +183,9 @@ namespace boss {
 
         }
 
+        //WARNING: This is generally a very bad idea, since it makes HTTPS a little bit pointless, but in this case because we're only reading data and not really concerned about its integrity, it's acceptable. A better solution would be to figure out why GitHub's certificate appears to be invalid to OpenSSL.
+        git_remote_check_cert(ptrs.remote, 0);
+
         BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << "Fetching updates from remote.";
 
         //Now pull from the remote repository. This involves a fetch followed by a merge. First perform the fetch.