diff --git a/src/aphront/configuration/AphrontApplicationConfiguration.php b/src/aphront/configuration/AphrontApplicationConfiguration.php
--- a/src/aphront/configuration/AphrontApplicationConfiguration.php
+++ b/src/aphront/configuration/AphrontApplicationConfiguration.php
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
 
     PhabricatorStartup::beginStartupPhase('env.init');
 
+    self::readHTTPPOSTData();
+
     try {
       PhabricatorEnv::initializeWebEnvironment();
       $database_exception = null;
@@ -152,8 +154,6 @@
         'M' => idx($_SERVER, 'REQUEST_METHOD', '-'),
       ));
 
-    self::readHTTPPOSTData();
-
     DarkConsoleXHProfPluginAPI::hookProfiler();
 
     // We just activated the profiler, so we don't need to keep track of