diff --git a/scripts/gui/hack-wish.lua b/scripts/gui/hack-wish.lua
index 77d163599..f46e75392 100644
--- a/scripts/gui/hack-wish.lua
+++ b/scripts/gui/hack-wish.lua
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ end
  
 scriptArgs={...}
 
+utils=require('utils')
+
 validArgs = validArgs or utils.invert({
  'startup',
  'all',
@@ -206,8 +208,6 @@ validArgs = validArgs or utils.invert({
  'multi'
 })
 
-utils=require('utils')
-
 args = utils.processArgs({...}, validArgs)
  
 eventful=require('plugins.eventful')
@@ -220,4 +220,4 @@ else
   if not reaction.code:find('DFHACK_WISH') then return nil end
   hackWish(unit)
  end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end