diff --git a/webapp/src/app.tsx b/webapp/src/app.tsx
index 1d829d6088bb..09eaf2a1370a 100644
--- a/webapp/src/app.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/app.tsx
@@ -5924,11 +5924,12 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
         pxt.blocks.showBlockIdInTooltip = true;
     }
 
-    initGitHubDb();
 
     pxt.perf.measureStart("setAppTarget");
     pkg.setupAppTarget((window as any).pxtTargetBundle);
 
+    initGitHubDb();
+
     // DO NOT put any async code before this line! The serviceworker must be initialized before
     // the window load event fires
     appcache.init(() => theEditor.reloadEditor());