diff --git a/common.inc.php b/common.inc.php
index 3042f96..b0a245f 100644
--- a/common.inc.php
+++ b/common.inc.php
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 */
 ?>
 <?
-$sfiabversion=@file("version.txt");
-$config['version']=$sfiabversion[0];
-
 //figure out the directory to prepend to directoroy names, depending on if we are in a subdirectory or not
 if(substr(getcwd(),-6)=="/admin")
 	$prependdir="../";
@@ -35,6 +32,10 @@ else if(substr(getcwd(),-3)=="/db")
 else
 	$prependdir="";
 
+$sfiabversion=@file($prependdir."version.txt");
+$config['version']=$sfiabversion[0];
+
+
 //make sure the data subdirectory is writable, if its not, then we're screwed, so make sure it is!
 if(!is_writable($prependdir."data"))
 {