diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
index 0f309243b..a85ca7695 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ for arg in "$@" ; do
   esac
 done
 
+if [ $BASENAME = "letsencrypt-auto" ]; then
+  # letsencrypt-auto does not respect --help or --yes for backwards compatibility
+  ASSUME_YES=1
+  HELP=0
+fi
+
 # certbot-auto needs root access to bootstrap OS dependencies, and
 # certbot itself needs root access for almost all modes of operation
 # The "normal" case is that sudo is used for the steps that need root, but
@@ -107,12 +113,6 @@ else
   SUDO=
 fi
 
-if [ $BASENAME = "letsencrypt-auto" ]; then
-  # letsencrypt-auto does not respect --help or --yes for backwards compatibility
-  ASSUME_YES=1
-  HELP=0
-fi
-
 ExperimentalBootstrap() {
   # Arguments: Platform name, bootstrap function name
   if [ "$DEBUG" = 1 ]; then
diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
index 5a4ddee7d..62624a5a8 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ for arg in "$@" ; do
   esac
 done
 
+if [ $BASENAME = "letsencrypt-auto" ]; then
+  # letsencrypt-auto does not respect --help or --yes for backwards compatibility
+  ASSUME_YES=1
+  HELP=0
+fi
+
 # certbot-auto needs root access to bootstrap OS dependencies, and
 # certbot itself needs root access for almost all modes of operation
 # The "normal" case is that sudo is used for the steps that need root, but
@@ -107,12 +113,6 @@ else
   SUDO=
 fi
 
-if [ $BASENAME = "letsencrypt-auto" ]; then
-  # letsencrypt-auto does not respect --help or --yes for backwards compatibility
-  ASSUME_YES=1
-  HELP=0
-fi
-
 ExperimentalBootstrap() {
   # Arguments: Platform name, bootstrap function name
   if [ "$DEBUG" = 1 ]; then