diff --git a/scripts/run-bungeecord.sh b/scripts/run-bungeecord.sh
index 407698d..6b81752 100644
--- a/scripts/run-bungeecord.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-bungeecord.sh
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ function processConfigs {
       fi
   fi
 
+  downloadDefaultConfigs
+
   # Replace environment variables in config files
   if isTrue "${REPLACE_ENV_VARIABLES}"; then
     log "Replacing env variables in configs that match the prefix $REPLACE_ENV_VARIABLE_PREFIX..."
@@ -281,6 +283,32 @@ function buildDownloadList() {
   echo "$result"
 }
 
+function downloadDefaultConfigs() {
+  if isFalse "$SKIP_DOWNLOAD_DEFAULTS"; then
+    if [[ $DOWNLOAD_DEFAULTS ]]; then
+      log "Downloading default top-level configs, if needed"
+      if ! mc-image-helper mcopy \
+        --to /server \
+        --skip-existing --skip-up-to-date=false \
+        "$DOWNLOAD_DEFAULTS" 2> /dev/null; then
+        logWarning "One or more default files were not available from $DOWNLOAD_DEFAULTS"
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "${family}" == "velocity" ]]; then
+      SECRET_FILE="/server/forwarding.secret"
+
+      if [ ! -f "$SECRET_FILE" ]; then
+        # generate 32 random alphanumeric characters
+        head /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9' | head -c 32 > "$SECRET_FILE"
+        log "Created $SECRET_FILE"
+      else
+        log "$SECRET_FILE already exists"
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
 ### MAIN
 
 handleDebugMode
@@ -346,30 +374,6 @@ if isTrue "$download_required"; then
   fi
 fi
 
-if isFalse "$SKIP_DOWNLOAD_DEFAULTS"; then
-  if [[ $DOWNLOAD_DEFAULTS ]]; then
-    log "Downloading default top-level configs, if needed"
-    if ! mc-image-helper mcopy \
-      --to /server \
-      --skip-existing --skip-up-to-date=false \
-      "$DOWNLOAD_DEFAULTS" 2> /dev/null; then
-      logWarning "One or more default files were not available from $DOWNLOAD_DEFAULTS"
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  if [[ "${family}" == "velocity" ]]; then
-    SECRET_FILE="/server/forwarding.secret"
-
-    if [ ! -f "$SECRET_FILE" ]; then
-      # generate 32 random alphanumeric characters
-      head /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9' | head -c 32 > "$SECRET_FILE"
-      log "Created $SECRET_FILE"
-    else
-      log "$SECRET_FILE already exists"
-    fi
-  fi
-fi
-
 if [ -n "$ICON" ]; then
     if [ ! -e server-icon.png ] || isTrue "${OVERRIDE_ICON}"; then
       log "Using server icon from $ICON..."