diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 341fc1ad1..6941ce008 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@
                 .current('en')
                 .current(iD.detect().locale);
 
-            d3.json('keys.json', function(err, keys) {
-                var id = iD();
+            var id = iD();
 
+            d3.json('keys.json', function(err, keys) {
                 id.connection()
                     .keys(keys);
 
diff --git a/index_packaged.html b/index_packaged.html
index a961a5202..7da953292 100644
--- a/index_packaged.html
+++ b/index_packaged.html
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
     <body>
         <div id="iD"></div><script>
             locale.current = 'en';
-            d3.json('keys.json', function(err, keys) {
-                var id = iD();
 
+            var id = iD();
+
+            d3.json('keys.json', function(err, keys) {
                 id.connection()
                     .keys(keys)
                     .url('http://api06.dev.openstreetmap.org');
