diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 7843aae..bff8025 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -22,6 +22,34 @@ log = logging.getLogger('werkzeug')
 log.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 app.config['SEND_FILE_MAX_AGE_DEFAULT'] = 0
 
+# Configuration Directory Setup
+CONFIG_DIR = os.environ.get('CONFIG_DIR', os.path.dirname(__file__))
+if not os.path.exists(CONFIG_DIR):
+    os.makedirs(CONFIG_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+
+def get_config_path(filename):
+    return os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR, filename)
+
+def initialize_config_files():
+    """Copy default config files to CONFIG_DIR if they don't exist."""
+    defaults = ['prompts.json', 'user_prompts.json', 'gallery_favorites.json']
+    source_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+    
+    for filename in defaults:
+        dest_path = get_config_path(filename)
+        if not os.path.exists(dest_path):
+            source_path = os.path.join(source_dir, filename)
+            if os.path.exists(source_path):
+                print(f"Initializing {filename} in {CONFIG_DIR}...", flush=True)
+                try:
+                    import shutil
+                    shutil.copy2(source_path, dest_path)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"Error initializing {filename}: {e}", flush=True)
+
+# Run initialization on startup
+initialize_config_files()
+
 PREVIEW_MAX_DIMENSION = 1024
 PREVIEW_JPEG_QUALITY = 85
 
@@ -196,33 +224,7 @@ UPLOADS_DIR = os.path.join(app.static_folder, 'uploads')
 os.makedirs(UPLOADS_DIR, exist_ok=True)
 ALLOWED_GALLERY_EXTS = ('.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.webp')
 
-# Configuration Directory Setup
-CONFIG_DIR = os.environ.get('CONFIG_DIR', os.path.dirname(__file__))
-if not os.path.exists(CONFIG_DIR):
-    os.makedirs(CONFIG_DIR, exist_ok=True)
 
-def get_config_path(filename):
-    return os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR, filename)
-
-def initialize_config_files():
-    """Copy default config files to CONFIG_DIR if they don't exist."""
-    defaults = ['prompts.json', 'user_prompts.json', 'gallery_favorites.json']
-    source_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-    
-    for filename in defaults:
-        dest_path = get_config_path(filename)
-        if not os.path.exists(dest_path):
-            source_path = os.path.join(source_dir, filename)
-            if os.path.exists(source_path):
-                print(f"Initializing {filename} in {CONFIG_DIR}...", flush=True)
-                try:
-                    import shutil
-                    shutil.copy2(source_path, dest_path)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    print(f"Error initializing {filename}: {e}", flush=True)
-
-# Run initialization on startup
-initialize_config_files()
 
 
 def normalize_gallery_path(path):