diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.DBMan/Program.cs b/BizHawk.Client.DBMan/Program.cs
index cea5503d08..96a0a0aaa0 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.DBMan/Program.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.DBMan/Program.cs
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.DBMan
 			string dllDir = System.IO.Path.Combine(GetExeDirectoryAbsolute(), "dll");
 			SetDllDirectory(dllDir);
 
+			//in case assembly resolution fails, such as if we moved them into the dll subdiretory, this event handler can reroute to them
+			AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += new ResolveEventHandler(CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve);
+
 			//but before we even try doing that, whack the MOTW from everything in that directory (thats a dll)
 			//otherwise, some people will have crashes at boot-up due to .net security disliking MOTW.
 			//some people are getting MOTW through a combination of browser used to download bizhawk, and program used to dearchive it
 			WhackAllMOTW(dllDir);
-
-			//in case assembly resolution fails, such as if we moved them into the dll subdiretory, this event handler can reroute to them
-			AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += new ResolveEventHandler(CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve);
 #endif
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.DiscoHawk/DiscoHawk.cs b/BizHawk.Client.DiscoHawk/DiscoHawk.cs
index 7508c3bcd2..ee2b6eda31 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.DiscoHawk/DiscoHawk.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.DiscoHawk/DiscoHawk.cs
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.DiscoHawk
 			string dllDir = System.IO.Path.Combine(GetExeDirectoryAbsolute(), "dll");
 			SetDllDirectory(dllDir);
 
+			//in case assembly resolution fails, such as if we moved them into the dll subdiretory, this event handler can reroute to them
+			AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += new ResolveEventHandler(CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve);
+
 			//but before we even try doing that, whack the MOTW from everything in that directory (thats a dll)
 			//otherwise, some people will have crashes at boot-up due to .net security disliking MOTW.
 			//some people are getting MOTW through a combination of browser used to download bizhawk, and program used to dearchive it
 			WhackAllMOTW(dllDir);
-
-			//in case assembly resolution fails, such as if we moved them into the dll subdiretory, this event handler can reroute to them
-			AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += new ResolveEventHandler(CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve);
 #endif
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Program.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Program.cs
index 1c6624d55c..c6a916a5a8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Program.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Program.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			// this will look in subdirectory "dll" to load pinvoked stuff
 			string dllDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "dll");
 			SetDllDirectory(dllDir);
+			
+			//in case assembly resolution fails, such as if we moved them into the dll subdiretory, this event handler can reroute to them
+			AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += new ResolveEventHandler(CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve);
 
 			//but before we even try doing that, whack the MOTW from everything in that directory (thats a dll)
 			//otherwise, some people will have crashes at boot-up due to .net security disliking MOTW.
@@ -67,9 +70,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			//We need to do it here too... otherwise people get exceptions when externaltools we distribute try to startup
 
-			//in case assembly resolution fails, such as if we moved them into the dll subdiretory, this event handler can reroute to them
-			AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += new ResolveEventHandler(CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve);
-
 #endif
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.MultiHawk/Program.cs b/BizHawk.Client.MultiHawk/Program.cs
index 395ab0f0d2..69c5891ce1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.MultiHawk/Program.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.MultiHawk/Program.cs
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.MultiHawk
 			string dllDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "dll");
 			SetDllDirectory(dllDir);
 
+			//in case assembly resolution fails, such as if we moved them into the dll subdiretory, this event handler can reroute to them
+			AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += new ResolveEventHandler(CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve);
+
 			//but before we even try doing that, whack the MOTW from everything in that directory (thats a dll)
 			//otherwise, some people will have crashes at boot-up due to .net security disliking MOTW.
 			//some people are getting MOTW through a combination of browser used to download bizhawk, and program used to dearchive it
 			WhackAllMOTW(dllDir);
-
-			//in case assembly resolution fails, such as if we moved them into the dll subdiretory, this event handler can reroute to them
-			AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += new ResolveEventHandler(CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve);
 #endif
 		}