diff --git a/src/js/main.js b/src/js/main.js
index 3771ab7cb..7b1146a1b 100644
--- a/src/js/main.js
+++ b/src/js/main.js
@@ -154,10 +154,11 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('MainController', ['$scope', '$route',
 
         console.log('Running dashboard version ', localStorage.version);
 
-        Client.refreshConfig(function (error) {
+        // get user profile as the first thing. this populates the "scope" and affects subsequent API calls
+        Client.refreshUserInfo(function (error) {
             if (error) return $scope.error(error);
 
-            Client.refreshUserInfo(function (error) {
+            Client.refreshConfig(function (error) {
                 if (error) return $scope.error(error);
 
                 Client.refreshInstalledApps(function (error) {