diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkManager.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkManager.cs
index 4461a5351..034349bbb 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkManager.cs
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ public void StartClient(Uri uri)
         public virtual void StartHost()
         {
             OnStartHost();
+            SetupServer();
 
             // SetupLocalConnection needs to be called BEFORE SpawnObjects:
             // https://github.com/vis2k/Mirror/pull/1249/
@@ -427,8 +428,6 @@ public virtual void StartHost()
             //             isn't called in host mode!
             NetworkClient.SetupLocalConnection();
 
-            SetupServer();
-
             // scene change needed? then change scene and spawn afterwards.
             if (IsServerOnlineSceneChangeNeeded())
             {