diff --git a/lib/ComicBook.js b/lib/ComicBook.js
index 9e6122f..de45221 100755
--- a/lib/ComicBook.js
+++ b/lib/ComicBook.js
@@ -460,38 +460,6 @@ function ComicBook(id, srcs, opts) {
 
 		this.showControl("loadingOverlay");
 
-		// loads pages in both directions so you don't have to wait for all pages
-		// to be loaded before you can scroll backwards
-		function preload(start, stop) {
-
-			var forward_buffer = 3; // TODO: make this into a config option?
-
-			var j = 0;
-			var count = 1;
-			var forward = start;
-			var backward = start-1;
-
-			while (forward <= stop) {
-
-				if (count > forward_buffer && backward > -1) {
-					queue.push(backward);
-					backward--;
-					count = 0;
-				} else {
-					queue.push(forward);
-					forward++;
-				}
-				count++;
-			}
-
-			while (backward > -1) {
-				queue.push(backward);
-				backward--;
-			}
-
-			loadImage(queue[j]);
-		}
-
 		function loadImage(i) {
 
 			var page = new Image();
@@ -531,6 +499,38 @@ function ComicBook(id, srcs, opts) {
 				}
 			};
 		}
+		
+		// loads pages in both directions so you don't have to wait for all pages
+		// to be loaded before you can scroll backwards
+		function preload(start, stop) {
+
+			var forward_buffer = 3; // TODO: make this into a config option?
+
+			var j = 0;
+			var count = 1;
+			var forward = start;
+			var backward = start-1;
+
+			while (forward <= stop) {
+
+				if (count > forward_buffer && backward > -1) {
+					queue.push(backward);
+					backward--;
+					count = 0;
+				} else {
+					queue.push(forward);
+					forward++;
+				}
+				count++;
+			}
+
+			while (backward > -1) {
+				queue.push(backward);
+				backward--;
+			}
+
+			loadImage(queue[j]);
+		}
 
 		preload(i, srcs.length-1);
 	};