diff --git a/updateHostsFile.py b/updateHostsFile.py
index 8047d734e..9f3b64286 100755
--- a/updateHostsFile.py
+++ b/updateHostsFile.py
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ exclusionRegexs = []
 numberOfRules = 0
 
 def main():
-	removeOldHostsFile()
 	promptForUpdate()
 	promptForExclusions()
 	mergeFile = createInitialFile()
+	removeOldHostsFile()
 	finalFile = removeDupsAndExcl(mergeFile)
 	finalizeFile(finalFile)
 	updateReadme(numberOfRules)