diff --git a/src/view_win.cc b/src/view_win.cc
index 10505af..747dedc 100644
--- a/src/view_win.cc
+++ b/src/view_win.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class ViewWin : public View,
                                            Awesomium::kWebViewType_Window);
 
     web_view_->set_view_listener(this);
+    g_active_views_.push_back(this);
 
     // Create our WinAPI Window
     HINSTANCE hInstance = GetModuleHandle(0);
@@ -49,8 +50,6 @@ class ViewWin : public View,
     UpdateWindow(hwnd_);
 
     SetTimer (hwnd_, 0, 15, NULL );
-
-    g_active_views_.push_back(this);
   }
 
   virtual ~ViewWin() {
@@ -170,4 +169,4 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 
 View* View::Create(int width, int height) {
   return new ViewWin(width, height);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}