diff --git a/Controllers/AlienwareController/AlienwareController.cpp b/Controllers/AlienwareController/AlienwareController.cpp
index 1f355510..c7edec2e 100644
--- a/Controllers/AlienwareController/AlienwareController.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/AlienwareController/AlienwareController.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ AlienwareController::AlienwareController(hid_device* dev_handle, const hid_devic
     report              = Report(ALIENWARE_COMMAND_REPORT_CONFIG);
     alienware_platform_id platform_id = report.data[4] << 8 | report.data[5];
 
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
+    | Check if the device reports the wrong number of zones |
+    \*-----------------------------------------------------*/
+    unsigned number_of_zones = zone_quirks_table.count(platform_id) ? zone_quirks_table.at(platform_id) : report.data[6];
+
     /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
     | Get firmware version                                  |
     \*-----------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -109,11 +114,6 @@ AlienwareController::AlienwareController(hid_device* dev_handle, const hid_devic
     fw_string << static_cast<unsigned>(report.data[4]) << '.' << static_cast<unsigned>(report.data[5]) << '.' << static_cast<unsigned>(report.data[6]);
     version             = fw_string.str();
 
-    /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
-    | Check if the device reports the wrong number of zones |
-    \*-----------------------------------------------------*/
-    unsigned number_of_zones = zone_quirks_table.count(platform_id) ? zone_quirks_table.at(platform_id) : report.data[6];
-
     /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
     | Initialize Alienware zones                            |
     \*-----------------------------------------------------*/