diff --git a/src/modstartup.f90 b/src/modstartup.f90
index 1798beea..fae92528 100644
--- a/src/modstartup.f90
+++ b/src/modstartup.f90
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ subroutine startup
     call initsurface
     call initsubgrid
     call initpois
-    call readinitfiles ! moved to obtain the correct btime for the timedependent forcings in case of a warmstart
     call initmicrophysics
+    call readinitfiles ! moved to obtain the correct btime for the timedependent forcings in case of a warmstart
     call inittimedep !depends on modglobal,modfields, modmpi, modsurf, modradiation
 
     call checkinitvalues