diff --git a/reactos/base/system/userinit/userinit.c b/reactos/base/system/userinit/userinit.c
index 6b81fe38bfa..5c43608f8ab 100644
--- a/reactos/base/system/userinit/userinit.c
+++ b/reactos/base/system/userinit/userinit.c
@@ -580,9 +580,9 @@ wWinMain(IN HINSTANCE hInst,
          IN LPWSTR lpszCmdLine,
          IN int nCmdShow)
 {
-    NotifyLogon();
     SetUserSettings();
     StartShell();
+    NotifyLogon();
     return 0;
 }