diff --git a/src/crash/main.cpp b/src/crash/main.cpp
index fb53a56c..770f9617 100644
--- a/src/crash/main.cpp
+++ b/src/crash/main.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ void recordCrashInfo(const QDir& crashDir, const InstanceInfo& instance) {
 void qsCheckCrash(int argc, char** argv) {
 	auto fd = qEnvironmentVariable("__QUICKSHELL_CRASH_DUMP_FD");
 	if (fd.isEmpty()) return;
-	auto app = QApplication(argc, argv);
 
 	RelaunchInfo info;
 
@@ -177,6 +176,8 @@ void qsCheckCrash(int argc, char** argv) {
 	    info.logRules
 	);
 
+	auto app = QApplication(argc, argv);
+
 	auto crashDir = QsPaths::crashDir(info.instance.instanceId);
 
 	qCInfo(logCrashReporter) << "Starting crash reporter...";