diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index a8697b3515..dff400833e 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ PRIVATE_NETWORK_CONFIG="$BASE_PATH/android/res/xml/network_security_config.xml"
 SAVED_PRIVATE_REPO_FILE="$BASE_PATH/.private_repository_url"
 TMP_REPO_DIR="$BASE_PATH/.tmp.private.repo"
 
+# TODO: Remove these lines when XCode project is finally generated by CMake. 
+cd $BASE_PATH/3party/boost/
+./bootstrap.sh
+./b2 headers
+cd $BASE_PATH
+
 if [ -f "$SAVED_PRIVATE_REPO_FILE" ]; then
   PRIVATE_REPO=`cat "$SAVED_PRIVATE_REPO_FILE"`
   echo "Using stored private repository URL: $PRIVATE_REPO"
@@ -65,8 +71,3 @@ if git clone --depth 1 "$PRIVATE_REPO" "$TMP_REPO_DIR"; then
   echo "Private files have been updated."
 fi
 
-# TODO: Remove these lines when XCode project is finally generated by CMake. 
-cd $BASE_PATH/3party/boost/
-./bootstrap.sh
-./b2 headers
-cd $BASE_PATH