diff --git a/bin/make-release.sh b/bin/make-release.sh
index fdc0e725d..77d01d0f8 100755
--- a/bin/make-release.sh
+++ b/bin/make-release.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+# ssh auth, easier to script
+POLYMER_PATH="git@github.com:Polymer"
+
 # import functions from pull-all, must be in same folder as make-release
 . "`dirname $0`/pull-all.sh"
 
@@ -22,9 +26,6 @@ done
 ## make sure to update polymer/package.json to reflect this value
 VERSION=`date "+v0.0.%Y%m%d"`
 
-# ssh auth, easier to script
-POLYMER_PATH="git@github.com:Polymer"
-
 tag_repos() {
   FAILED=()
   for REPO in "${REPOS[@]}"; do