diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translators.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translators.js
index 7c4ca242b..62defd638 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translators.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translators.js
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ Zotero.Translators = new function() {
 		if (_initializationDeferred && !options.reinit) {
 			return _initializationDeferred.promise;
 		}
-		_initializationDeferred = Zotero.Promise.defer();
 		
 		// Wait until bundled files have been updated, except when this is called by the schema update
 		// code itself
@@ -55,6 +54,8 @@ Zotero.Translators = new function() {
 			yield Zotero.Schema.schemaUpdatePromise;
 		}
 		
+		_initializationDeferred = Zotero.Promise.defer();
+		
 		Zotero.debug("Initializing translators");
 		var start = new Date;