diff --git a/medals/api/get_votes.php b/medals/api/get_votes.php
index 930e57a6..26283097 100644
--- a/medals/api/get_votes.php
+++ b/medals/api/get_votes.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 // for external display
-if($_GET['key'] != LANG_UPDATE_KEY) exit;
 require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/global/php/functions.php");
+if($_GET['key'] != LANG_UPDATE_KEY) exit;
 echo json_encode(Database::execSimpleSelect("SELECT * FROM MedalVote"));
\ No newline at end of file