diff --git a/launcher/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java b/launcher/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java
index e4d444e..64eabdc 100644
--- a/launcher/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java
+++ b/launcher/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java
@@ -192,20 +192,20 @@ public abstract class Getdown
     }
 
     protected boolean detectProxy () {
-        // see if we actually need a proxy; first we have to initialize our application
-        // to get some sort of interface configuration and the appbase URL
+        // first we have to initialize our application to get the appbase URL, etc.
         log.info("Checking whether we need to use a proxy...");
         try {
             readConfig(true);
         } catch (IOException ioe) {
             // no worries
         }
-        
+
         boolean tryNoProxy = SysProps.tryNoProxyFirst();
         if (!tryNoProxy && ProxyUtil.autoDetectProxy(_app)) {
             return true;
         }
-        
+
+        // see if we actually need a proxy
         updateStatus("m.detecting_proxy");
         URL configURL = _app.getConfigResource().getRemote();
         if (!ProxyUtil.canLoadWithoutProxy(configURL, tryNoProxy ? 2 : 5)) {