diff --git a/src/pocketmine/PocketMine.php b/src/pocketmine/PocketMine.php
index 27d52c0c5..fae48b793 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/PocketMine.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/PocketMine.php
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ namespace pocketmine {
 	 * Enjoy it as much as I did writing it. I don't want to do it again.
 	 */
 
+	if(version_compare("7.0", PHP_VERSION) > 0){
+		echo "[CRITICAL] You must use PHP >= 7.0" . PHP_EOL;
+		echo "[CRITICAL] Please use the installer provided on the homepage." . PHP_EOL;
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	if(!extension_loaded("pthreads")){
+		echo "[CRITICAL] Unable to find the pthreads extension." . PHP_EOL;
+		echo "[CRITICAL] Please use the installer provided on the homepage." . PHP_EOL;
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	error_reporting(-1);
 
 	set_error_handler(function($severity, $message, $file, $line){
@@ -111,18 +123,6 @@ namespace pocketmine {
 		define('pocketmine\PATH', realpath(getcwd()) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
 	}
 
-	if(version_compare("7.0", PHP_VERSION) > 0){
-		echo "[CRITICAL] You must use PHP >= 7.0" . PHP_EOL;
-		echo "[CRITICAL] Please use the installer provided on the homepage." . PHP_EOL;
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	if(!extension_loaded("pthreads")){
-		echo "[CRITICAL] Unable to find the pthreads extension." . PHP_EOL;
-		echo "[CRITICAL] Please use the installer provided on the homepage." . PHP_EOL;
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
 	if(!class_exists("ClassLoader", false)){
 		if(!is_file(\pocketmine\PATH . "src/spl/ClassLoader.php")){
 			echo "[CRITICAL] Unable to find the PocketMine-SPL library." . PHP_EOL;