diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-repl.ts b/server/tools/peertube-repl.ts
index ecbba8b0b..9ddb037c7 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-repl.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-repl.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { registerTSPaths } from '../helpers/register-ts-paths'
+registerTSPaths()
+
 import * as repl from 'repl'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import * as _ from 'lodash'
 import { uuidv1, uuidv3, uuidv4, uuidv5 } from 'uuid'
 import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 import * as YoutubeDL from 'youtube-dl'
-
 import { initDatabaseModels, sequelizeTypescript } from '../initializers'
 import * as cli from '../tools/cli'
 import { logger } from '../helpers/logger'
@@ -18,8 +19,6 @@ import * as signupUtils from '../helpers/signup'
 import * as utils from '../helpers/utils'
 import * as YoutubeDLUtils from '../helpers/youtube-dl'
 
-registerTSPaths()
-
 const start = async () => {
   await initDatabaseModels(true)