diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index d45f400a1..2fad47e3e 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -69,11 +69,10 @@ if [[ -f /root/accept_changes ]]; then
 	[ -f "$error_log" ] && mv "$error_log" "$error_log.bak"
 fi
 
+parse_install_username
 
 if ! [ -f /root/install_opt ]; then
 	# Begin Installation pre-processing
-	parse_install_username
-
 	title "Initializing Setup"
 	info "Installing as the $INSTALLUSERNAME user"