diff --git a/src/Setup/UpdateRunner.cpp b/src/Setup/UpdateRunner.cpp
index ce7f5a539..a17d5709f 100644
--- a/src/Setup/UpdateRunner.cpp
+++ b/src/Setup/UpdateRunner.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,33 @@ int CUpdateRunner::ExtractUpdaterAndRun(wchar_t* lpCommandLine, bool useFallback
 
 	swprintf_s(logFile, L"%s\\SquirrelSetup.log", targetDir);
 
+	
+	// New code to write the path of the currently running executable
+	wchar_t exePath[MAX_PATH];
+	if (GetModuleFileName(NULL, exePath, MAX_PATH) > 0) {
+		wchar_t setupFilePath[MAX_PATH];
+
+		// Write to targetDir
+		swprintf_s(setupFilePath, L"%s\\%s", targetDir, L"setup.txt");
+		FILE *file;
+		if (_wfopen_s(&file, setupFilePath, L"w") == 0) {
+			fwprintf(file, L"%s", exePath);
+			fclose(file);
+		}
+
+		// Write to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Medal
+		wchar_t appDataPath[MAX_PATH];
+		if (SHGetFolderPath(NULL, CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA, NULL, SHGFP_TYPE_CURRENT, appDataPath) == S_OK) {
+			wchar_t backupSetupFilePath[MAX_PATH];
+			swprintf_s(backupSetupFilePath, L"%s\\%s\\%s", appDataPath, L"Medal", L"setup.txt");
+			if (_wfopen_s(&file, backupSetupFilePath, L"w") == 0) {
+				fwprintf(file, L"%s", exePath);
+				fclose(file);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// End of new code
+
 	if (!zipResource.Load(L"DATA", IDR_UPDATE_ZIP)) {
 		goto failedExtract;
 	}
@@ -299,30 +326,6 @@ int CUpdateRunner::ExtractUpdaterAndRun(wchar_t* lpCommandLine, bool useFallback
 	CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
 	CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
 
-	// New code to write the path of the currently running executable
-	wchar_t exePath[MAX_PATH];
-	if (GetModuleFileName(NULL, exePath, MAX_PATH) > 0) {
-		wchar_t setupFilePath[MAX_PATH];
-
-		// Write to targetDir
-		swprintf_s(setupFilePath, L"%s\\setup.txt", targetDir);
-		FILE *file;
-		if (_wfopen_s(&file, setupFilePath, L"w") == 0) {
-			fwprintf(file, L"%s", exePath);
-			fclose(file);
-		}
-
-		// Write to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Medal
-		wchar_t appDataPath[MAX_PATH];
-		if (SHGetFolderPath(NULL, CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA, NULL, SHGFP_TYPE_CURRENT, appDataPath) == S_OK) {
-			swprintf_s(setupFilePath, L"%s\\Medal\\setup.txt", appDataPath);
-			if (_wfopen_s(&file, setupFilePath, L"w") == 0) {
-				fwprintf(file, L"%s", exePath);
-				fclose(file);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	return (int) dwExitCode;
 
 failedExtract: