diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 811130c7c4..70e6a17cc6 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
 /**
  * index.php
  * Copyright (c) 2018 thegrumpydictator@gmail.com
@@ -19,8 +20,6 @@
  * along with Firefly III. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
 echo '<!DOCTYPE HTML>
 <html lang="en-US">
 <head>
