diff --git a/Code/CoreData/RKManagedObjectStore.m b/Code/CoreData/RKManagedObjectStore.m
index 0f0ce8f3ff..8acc6671ad 100644
--- a/Code/CoreData/RKManagedObjectStore.m
+++ b/Code/CoreData/RKManagedObjectStore.m
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ - (id)initWithStoreFilename:(NSString *)storeFilename inDirectory:(NSString *)ni
 		NSMutableArray* allManagedObjectModels = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObject:nilOrManagedObjectModel];
 		_managedObjectModel = [[NSManagedObjectModel modelByMergingModels:allManagedObjectModels] retain];
 
+	_delegate = delegate;
+
         if (nilOrNameOfSeedDatabaseInMainBundle) {
             [self createStoreIfNecessaryUsingSeedDatabase:nilOrNameOfSeedDatabaseInMainBundle];
         }
 
-        _delegate = delegate;
-
 		[self createPersistentStoreCoordinator];
         self.primaryManagedObjectContext = [self newManagedObjectContext];