diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el b/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
index 7191e0d9..242da342 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-utils.el
@@ -780,8 +780,8 @@ nothing."
   "Handle 'pong' responses from the mu server."
 	(setq mu4e~server-props (plist-get data :props)) ;; save info from the server
 	(let ((doccount (plist-get mu4e~server-props :doccount)))
-	  (mu4e~check-requirements)
     (mu4e~context-autoswitch nil mu4e-context-policy)
+	  (mu4e~check-requirements)
 	  (when func (funcall func))
     (when (zerop doccount)
       (mu4e-message "Store is empty; (re)indexing. This may take a while.") ;