diff --git a/spotlight-client/src/DataStore/RootStore.ts b/spotlight-client/src/DataStore/RootStore.ts
index c7ee6b5b..cee902a0 100644
--- a/spotlight-client/src/DataStore/RootStore.ts
+++ b/spotlight-client/src/DataStore/RootStore.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,20 @@
 // =============================================================================
 
 import { Auth0ClientOptions } from "@auth0/auth0-spa-js";
-import { computed, makeObservable } from "mobx";
+import { computed, configure, makeObservable } from "mobx";
 import TenantStore from "./TenantStore";
 import UiStore from "./UiStore";
 import UserStore from "./UserStore";
 
+configure({
+  // make proxies optional for IE 11 support
+  useProxies: "ifavailable",
+  // activate runtime linting
+  computedRequiresReaction: true,
+  reactionRequiresObservable: true,
+  observableRequiresReaction: true,
+});
+
 /**
  * Returns the auth settings configured for the current environment, if any.
  */
diff --git a/spotlight-client/src/index.tsx b/spotlight-client/src/index.tsx
index fa756bf5..fa20eaed 100644
--- a/spotlight-client/src/index.tsx
+++ b/spotlight-client/src/index.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import "react-app-polyfill/ie11";
 import "react-app-polyfill/stable";
 import "intersection-observer";
 
-import { configure } from "mobx";
 import React from "react";
 import ReactDOM from "react-dom";
 import ReactModal from "react-modal";
@@ -28,15 +27,6 @@ import App from "./App";
 
 smoothScroll.polyfill();
 
-configure({
-  // make proxies optional for IE 11 support
-  useProxies: "ifavailable",
-  // activate runtime linting
-  computedRequiresReaction: true,
-  reactionRequiresObservable: true,
-  observableRequiresReaction: true,
-});
-
 ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById("root"), () => {
   ReactModal.setAppElement("#root");
 });