diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 663ea83..daccff4 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  version: 1.2.6
-####  Date: November 16 2009
+####  version: 1.2.7
+####  Date: November 17 2009
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
 ########################################################################
@@ -386,6 +386,13 @@ main()
 	# Not all distro's have these depends installed by default
 	check_script_depends
 	check_script_suggested_apps
+	
+	# note: this needs to go AFTER depends check because these use gawk
+	# Do this after sourcing of config overrides so user can customize banwords
+	# Contrary to my previous belief, "${ARR[@]}" passes a quoted list, not one string
+	BAN_LIST_NORMAL=$( make_ban_lists "${A_NORMAL_BANS[@]}" ) 
+	BAN_LIST_CPU=$( make_ban_lists "${A_CPU_BANS[@]}" )
+	##echo "BAN_LIST_NORMAL='$BAN_LIST_NORMAL'"
 
 	# first init function must be set first for colors etc. Remember, no debugger
 	# stuff works on this function unless you set the debugging flag manually.
@@ -510,11 +517,6 @@ initialize_script_data()
 	##echo "PATH='$PATH'"
 	##/bin/sh -c 'echo "PATH in subshell=\"$PATH\""'
 
-	# Do this after sourcing of config overrides so user can customize banwords
-	BAN_LIST_NORMAL=$( make_ban_lists "${A_NORMAL_BANS[@]}" ) # Contrary to my previous belief, "${ARR[@]}" passes a quoted list, not one string
-	BAN_LIST_CPU=$( make_ban_lists "${A_CPU_BANS[@]}" )
-	##echo "BAN_LIST_NORMAL='$BAN_LIST_NORMAL'"
-
 	# now set the script BOOLEANS for files required to run features
 	if [[ -d "/proc/" ]];then
 		B_PROC='true'