diff --git a/htdocs/index.php b/htdocs/index.php
index f41ee8ad551fb70963fde9383f1e7656ce261b01..4630ecc13677317aa858cb26dcbd0ade56f37f80 100644
--- a/htdocs/index.php
+++ b/htdocs/index.php
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ if ($path == "") $path="/";
 $smarty->assign("title", "Set Me");
 $smarty->assign("body", "Empty Body");
 
+include($base."components/menu.php");
+
 // Load the component
 $comppath = $base."components/".$component['component'].".php";
 $compoutput = "";
@@ -145,8 +147,6 @@ if (file_exists($comppath)) {
 // Pass error/warning/info messages to the template
 $smarty->assign("user_messages", $messages);
 
-include($base."components/menu.php");
-
 // Render the results
 if (!(isset($no_template)) || (!$no_template)) {
 // Send appropriate Content-Type