diff --git a/src/pocketmine/wizard/SetupWizard.php b/src/pocketmine/wizard/SetupWizard.php
index 0cd3f1d1e..21aa3a93b 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/wizard/SetupWizard.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/wizard/SetupWizard.php
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@ class SetupWizard{
 			}
 		}while($lang === null);
 
-		$config = new Config(\pocketmine\DATA . "server.properties", Config::PROPERTIES);
-		$config->set("language", $lang);
-		$config->save();
-
 		$this->lang = new BaseLang($lang);
 
 		$this->message($this->lang->get("language_has_been_selected"));
@@ -88,6 +84,11 @@ class SetupWizard{
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		//this has to happen here to prevent user avoiding agreeing to license
+		$config = new Config(\pocketmine\DATA . "server.properties", Config::PROPERTIES);
+		$config->set("language", $lang);
+		$config->save();
+
 		if(strtolower($this->getInput($this->lang->get("skip_installer"), "n", "y/N")) === "y"){
 			return true;
 		}