diff --git a/terminator b/terminator
index 7454df55..c824b19f 100755
--- a/terminator
+++ b/terminator
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
   
     OPTIONS = terminatorlib.optionparse.parse_options()
 
+    TERMINATOR = Terminator()
+    TERMINATOR.set_origcwd(ORIGCWD)
+
     if OPTIONS.select:
         # launch gui, return selection
         LAYOUTLAUNCHER=LayoutLauncher()
@@ -112,8 +115,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             pass
 
         MAKER = Factory()
-        TERMINATOR = Terminator()
-        TERMINATOR.set_origcwd(ORIGCWD)
         TERMINATOR.set_dbus_data(dbus_service)
         TERMINATOR.reconfigure()
         TERMINATOR.ibus_running = ibus_running