diff --git a/Assets/Cryville/Crtr/ChartPlayer.cs b/Assets/Cryville/Crtr/ChartPlayer.cs
index fcf5c9f..a322f25 100644
--- a/Assets/Cryville/Crtr/ChartPlayer.cs
+++ b/Assets/Cryville/Crtr/ChartPlayer.cs
@@ -597,15 +597,15 @@ namespace Cryville.Crtr {
 			};
 
 			using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(info.chartFile.FullName, Encoding.UTF8)) {
+				etor = new PdtEvaluator();
+
+				LoadRuleset(info.rulesetFile); loadPregress = .05f;
+
 				chart = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Chart>(reader.ReadToEnd(), new JsonSerializerSettings() {
 					MissingMemberHandling = MissingMemberHandling.Error
 				});
 
 				if (chart.format != 3) throw new FormatException("Invalid chart file format version");
-
-				etor = new PdtEvaluator(); loadPregress = .05f;
-
-				LoadRuleset(info.rulesetFile);
 				Logger.Log("main", 0, "Load/WorkerThread", "Applying ruleset (iteration 1)"); loadPregress = .10f;
 				pruleset.PrePatch(chart);