diff --git a/src/crystal/main.py b/src/crystal/main.py
index 430afa6e..52395738 100644
--- a/src/crystal/main.py
+++ b/src/crystal/main.py
@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@ def _finish_launch(self, filepath: Optional[str]=None) -> None:
     from crystal.util.xthreading import is_quitting, set_foreground_thread
     set_foreground_thread(threading.current_thread())
     try:
+        # (Don't insert anything between set_foreground_thread() and MyApp())
+        app = MyApp(redirect=False)
+        
         # Start shell if requested
         if parsed_args.shell:
             from crystal.shell import Shell
@@ -293,8 +296,6 @@ def _finish_launch(self, filepath: Optional[str]=None) -> None:
         else:
             shell = None
         
-        app = MyApp(redirect=False)
-        
         # Starts tests if requested
         if parsed_args.test is not None:
             from crystal.util.xthreading import bg_call_later, fg_call_later, has_foreground_thread