diff --git a/lib/coral_core.rb b/lib/coral_core.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/coral_core.rb
+++ b/lib/coral_core.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ $:.unshift(home) unless
 #---
   
 require 'rubygems'
-require 'hiera_backend.rb'
 
 #---
 
@@ -142,6 +141,10 @@ Dir.glob(File.join(home, 'coral_core', 'template', '*.rb')).each do |file|
   require file
 end
 
+#---
+
+require 'hiera_backend.rb'
+
 #*******************************************************************************
 # Coral Core Library
 #
Requiring the hiera_backend override after the configuration is required.