diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index 31595230d..07f3ff17a 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@
 		pg_query("set client_encoding = 'utf-8'");
 	}
 
-	if (!sanity_check($link)) { return; }
-
 	$fetch = $_GET["fetch"];
 
 	setcookie("ttrss_icons_url", ICONS_URL);
 
+	if (!sanity_check($link)) { return; }
+
 	function getAllCounters($link) {
 		getLabelCounters($link);
 		getFeedCounters($link);