diff --git a/Tcl/port1.0/port.tcl b/Tcl/port1.0/port.tcl
index a0cb5d5f94..7313b6f1ff 100644
--- a/Tcl/port1.0/port.tcl
+++ b/Tcl/port1.0/port.tcl
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 # standard package load
 package provide port 1.0
 
+# Initialize the UI abstraction API
+package require portui 1.0
+ui_init
+
 package require portmain 1.0
 package require portfetch 1.0
 package require portchecksum 1.0
@@ -12,12 +16,8 @@ package require portextract 1.0
 package require portpatch 1.0
 package require portconfigure 1.0
 package require portmake 1.0
-package require portui 1.0
 
 # System wide configuration
 if [info exists portconf] {
     source $portconf
 }
-
-# Initialize the UI abstraction API
-ui_init