diff --git a/config/general.vim b/config/general.vim
index 0d33d40ad..aaf979ba2 100644
--- a/config/general.vim
+++ b/config/general.vim
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ exe 'set wildignore+=' . g:spacevim_wildignore
 if has('filterpipe')
     set noshelltemp
 endif
+if g:spacevim_enable_guicolors == 1
+    if !has('nvim') && has('patch-7.4.1770')
+        let &t_8f = "\<Esc>[38;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
+        let &t_8b = "\<Esc>[48;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
+    endif
+    if exists('+termguicolors')
+        set termguicolors
+    elseif exists('+guicolors')
+        set guicolors
+    endif
+endif
 if count(g:spacevim_plugin_groups, 'colorscheme') && g:spacevim_colorscheme !=# '' "{{{
     try
         exec 'set background=' . g:spacevim_colorscheme_bg
@@ -20,14 +31,3 @@ endif
 if !empty(g:spacevim_guifont)
     exe 'set guifont=' . g:spacevim_guifont
 endif
-if g:spacevim_enable_guicolors == 1
-    if !has('nvim') && has('patch-7.4.1770')
-        let &t_8f = "\<Esc>[38;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
-        let &t_8b = "\<Esc>[48;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
-    endif
-    if exists('+termguicolors')
-        set termguicolors
-    elseif exists('+guicolors')
-        set guicolors
-    endif
-endif