diff --git a/launcher/updater/prismupdater/PrismUpdater.cpp b/launcher/updater/prismupdater/PrismUpdater.cpp
index dac69616d..cc28bfc1d 100644
--- a/launcher/updater/prismupdater/PrismUpdater.cpp
+++ b/launcher/updater/prismupdater/PrismUpdater.cpp
@@ -123,70 +123,6 @@ PrismUpdaterApp::PrismUpdaterApp(int& argc, char** argv) : QApplication(argc, ar
 
     logToConsole = parser.isSet("debug");
 
-    auto updater_executable = QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath();
-
-#ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
-    showFatalErrorMessage(tr("MacOS Not Supported"), tr("The updater does not support installations on MacOS"));
-#endif
-
-    if (updater_executable.startsWith("/tmp/.mount_")) {
-        m_isAppimage = true;
-        m_appimagePath = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment().value(QStringLiteral("APPIMAGE"));
-        if (m_appimagePath.isEmpty()) {
-            showFatalErrorMessage(tr("Unsupported Installation"),
-                                  tr("Updater is running as misconfigured AppImage? ($APPIMAGE environment variable is missing)"));
-        }
-    }
-
-    m_isFlatpak = DesktopServices::isFlatpak();
-
-    QString prism_executable = FS::PathCombine(applicationDirPath(), BuildConfig.LAUNCHER_APP_BINARY_NAME);
-#if defined Q_OS_WIN32
-    prism_executable.append(".exe");
-#endif
-
-    if (!QFileInfo(prism_executable).isFile()) {
-        showFatalErrorMessage(tr("Unsupported Installation"), tr("The updater can not find the main executable."));
-    }
-
-    m_prismExecutable = prism_executable;
-
-    auto prism_update_url = parser.value("update-url");
-    if (prism_update_url.isEmpty())
-        prism_update_url = BuildConfig.UPDATER_GITHUB_REPO;
-
-    m_prismRepoUrl = QUrl::fromUserInput(prism_update_url);
-
-    m_checkOnly = parser.isSet("check-only");
-    m_forceUpdate = parser.isSet("force");
-    m_printOnly = parser.isSet("list");
-    auto user_version = parser.value("install-version");
-    if (!user_version.isEmpty()) {
-        m_userSelectedVersion = Version(user_version);
-    }
-    m_selectUI = parser.isSet("select-ui");
-    m_allowDowngrade = parser.isSet("allow-downgrade");
-
-    auto version = parser.value("prism-version");
-    if (!version.isEmpty()) {
-        if (version.contains('-')) {
-            auto index = version.indexOf('-');
-            m_prsimVersionChannel = version.mid(index + 1);
-            version = version.left(index);
-        } else {
-            m_prsimVersionChannel = "stable";
-        }
-        auto version_parts = version.split('.');
-        m_prismVersionMajor = version_parts.takeFirst().toInt();
-        m_prismVersionMinor = version_parts.takeFirst().toInt();
-        if (!version_parts.isEmpty())
-            m_prismVersionPatch = version_parts.takeFirst().toInt();
-        else
-            m_prismVersionPatch = 0;
-    }
-
-    m_allowPreRelease = parser.isSet("pre-release");
-
     QString origCwdPath = QDir::currentPath();
 #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
     // NOTE(@getchoo): In order for `go-appimage` to generate self-contained AppImages, it executes apps from a bundled linker at
@@ -375,6 +311,68 @@ PrismUpdaterApp::PrismUpdaterApp(int& argc, char** argv) : QApplication(argc, ar
         m_network->setProxy(proxy);
     }
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
+    showFatalErrorMessage(tr("MacOS Not Supported"), tr("The updater does not support installations on MacOS"));
+#endif
+
+    if (binPath.startsWith("/tmp/.mount_")) {
+        m_isAppimage = true;
+        m_appimagePath = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment().value(QStringLiteral("APPIMAGE"));
+        if (m_appimagePath.isEmpty()) {
+            showFatalErrorMessage(tr("Unsupported Installation"),
+                                  tr("Updater is running as misconfigured AppImage? ($APPIMAGE environment variable is missing)"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    m_isFlatpak = DesktopServices::isFlatpak();
+
+    QString prism_executable = FS::PathCombine(binPath, BuildConfig.LAUNCHER_APP_BINARY_NAME);
+#if defined Q_OS_WIN32
+    prism_executable.append(".exe");
+#endif
+
+    if (!QFileInfo(prism_executable).isFile()) {
+        showFatalErrorMessage(tr("Unsupported Installation"), tr("The updater can not find the main executable."));
+    }
+
+    m_prismExecutable = prism_executable;
+
+    auto prism_update_url = parser.value("update-url");
+    if (prism_update_url.isEmpty())
+        prism_update_url = BuildConfig.UPDATER_GITHUB_REPO;
+
+    m_prismRepoUrl = QUrl::fromUserInput(prism_update_url);
+
+    m_checkOnly = parser.isSet("check-only");
+    m_forceUpdate = parser.isSet("force");
+    m_printOnly = parser.isSet("list");
+    auto user_version = parser.value("install-version");
+    if (!user_version.isEmpty()) {
+        m_userSelectedVersion = Version(user_version);
+    }
+    m_selectUI = parser.isSet("select-ui");
+    m_allowDowngrade = parser.isSet("allow-downgrade");
+
+    auto version = parser.value("prism-version");
+    if (!version.isEmpty()) {
+        if (version.contains('-')) {
+            auto index = version.indexOf('-');
+            m_prsimVersionChannel = version.mid(index + 1);
+            version = version.left(index);
+        } else {
+            m_prsimVersionChannel = "stable";
+        }
+        auto version_parts = version.split('.');
+        m_prismVersionMajor = version_parts.takeFirst().toInt();
+        m_prismVersionMinor = version_parts.takeFirst().toInt();
+        if (!version_parts.isEmpty())
+            m_prismVersionPatch = version_parts.takeFirst().toInt();
+        else
+            m_prismVersionPatch = 0;
+    }
+
+    m_allowPreRelease = parser.isSet("pre-release");
+
     auto marker_file_path = QDir(m_rootPath).absoluteFilePath(".prism_launcher_updater_unpack.marker");
     auto marker_file = QFileInfo(marker_file_path);
     if (marker_file.exists()) {