diff --git a/launch.py b/launch.py
index d84cb96f6..9e5d857bc 100644
--- a/launch.py
+++ b/launch.py
@@ -22,13 +22,18 @@ python = sys.executable # used by some extensions to run python
 skip_install = False # parsed by some extensions
 
 
-def init_modules():
-    global parser, args, script_path, extensions_dir # pylint: disable=global-statement
+def init_args():
+    global parser, args # pylint: disable=global-statement
     import modules.cmd_args
     parser = modules.cmd_args.parser
     installer.add_args(parser)
     args, _ = parser.parse_known_args()
+
+
+def init_paths():
+    global script_path, extensions_dir # pylint: disable=global-statement
     import modules.paths
+    modules.paths.register_paths()
     script_path = modules.paths.script_path
     extensions_dir = modules.paths.extensions_dir
 
@@ -161,7 +166,7 @@ def start_server(immediate=True, server=None):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     installer.ensure_base_requirements()
-    init_modules() # setup argparser and default folders
+    init_args() # setup argparser and default folders
     installer.args = args
     installer.setup_logging()
     installer.log.info('Starting SD.Next')
@@ -188,16 +193,19 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if args.skip_all:
         installer.log.info('Skipping all checks')
         installer.quick_allowed = True
+        init_paths()
     elif installer.check_timestamp():
         installer.log.info('No changes detected: quick launch active')
         installer.install_requirements()
         installer.install_packages()
+        init_paths()
         installer.check_extensions()
     else:
         installer.install_requirements()
         installer.install_packages()
         installer.install_repositories()
         installer.install_submodules()
+        init_paths()
         installer.install_extensions()
         installer.install_requirements() # redo requirements since extensions may change them
         installer.update_wiki()
diff --git a/modules/paths.py b/modules/paths.py
index 2157522c9..bdf72400f 100644
--- a/modules/paths.py
+++ b/modules/paths.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import json
 import argparse
 from modules.errors import log
 
+
 # parse args, parse again after we have the data-dir and early-read the config file
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
 parser.add_argument("--ckpt", type=str, default=os.environ.get("SD_MODEL", None), help="Path to model checkpoint to load immediately, default: %(default)s")
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ try:
     with open(config_path, 'r', encoding='utf8') as f:
         config = json.load(f)
 except Exception as err:
-    print(f'Error loading config file: ${config_path} {err}')
     config = {}
 
 modules_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
@@ -33,45 +33,30 @@ sd_default_config = os.path.join(sd_configs_path, "v1-inference.yaml")
 sd_model_file = cli.ckpt or os.path.join(script_path, 'model.ckpt') # not used
 default_sd_model_file = sd_model_file # not used
 debug = log.info if os.environ.get('SD_PATH_DEBUG', None) is not None else lambda *args, **kwargs: None
+paths = {}
 
 if os.environ.get('SD_PATH_DEBUG', None) is not None:
     print(f'Paths: script-path="{script_path}" data-dir="{data_path}" models-dir="{models_path}" config="{config_path}"')
 
-"""
-data_path = paths_internal.data_path
-script_path = paths_internal.script_path
-models_path = paths_internal.models_path
-sd_configs_path = paths_internal.sd_configs_path
-sd_default_config = paths_internal.sd_default_config
-sd_model_file = paths_internal.sd_model_file
-default_sd_model_file = paths_internal.default_sd_model_file
-extensions_dir = paths_internal.extensions_dir
-extensions_builtin_dir = paths_internal.extensions_builtin_dir
-"""
 
-sys.path.insert(0, script_path)
-
-sd_path = os.path.join(script_path, 'repositories')
-modules_path = os.path.join(script_path, 'modules')
-
-path_dirs = [
-    (sd_path, 'ldm', 'ldm', []),
-    (sd_path, 'taming', 'Taming Transformers', []),
-    (os.path.join(sd_path, 'blip'), 'models/blip.py', 'BLIP', []),
-    (os.path.join(sd_path, 'codeformer'), 'inference_codeformer.py', 'CodeFormer', []),
-    (os.path.join(modules_path, 'k-diffusion'), 'k_diffusion/sampling.py', 'k_diffusion', ["atstart"]),
-]
-
-paths = {}
-
-for d, must_exist, what, _options in path_dirs:
-    must_exist_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(script_path, d, must_exist))
-    if not os.path.exists(must_exist_path):
-        log.error(f'Required path not found: path={must_exist_path} item={what}')
-    else:
-        d = os.path.abspath(d)
-        sys.path.append(d)
-        paths[what] = d
+def register_paths():
+    sys.path.insert(0, script_path)
+    sd_path = os.path.join(script_path, 'repositories')
+    path_dirs = [
+        (sd_path, 'ldm', 'ldm', []),
+        (sd_path, 'taming', 'Taming Transformers', []),
+        (os.path.join(sd_path, 'blip'), 'models/blip.py', 'BLIP', []),
+        (os.path.join(sd_path, 'codeformer'), 'inference_codeformer.py', 'CodeFormer', []),
+        (os.path.join(modules_path, 'k-diffusion'), 'k_diffusion/sampling.py', 'k_diffusion', ["atstart"]),
+    ]
+    for d, must_exist, what, _options in path_dirs:
+        must_exist_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(script_path, d, must_exist))
+        if not os.path.exists(must_exist_path):
+            log.error(f'Required path not found: path={must_exist_path} item={what}')
+        else:
+            d = os.path.abspath(d)
+            sys.path.append(d)
+            paths[what] = d
 
 
 def create_path(folder):