diff --git a/lsteamclient/steamclient_main.c b/lsteamclient/steamclient_main.c
index e0eac015..1322eaa0 100644
--- a/lsteamclient/steamclient_main.c
+++ b/lsteamclient/steamclient_main.c
@@ -452,11 +452,11 @@ static int load_steamclient(void)
 {
     char path[PATH_MAX], resolved_path[PATH_MAX];
 
-    sync_environment();
-
     if(steamclient_lib)
         return 1;
 
+    sync_environment();
+
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     if(getenv("STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH")){
         snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/steamclient.dylib", getenv("STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH"));