diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e71b748..f3a1b61 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ var url = require('url');
 var path = require('path');
 var urlJoin = require('./lib/url-join');
 var _defaults = require('lodash.defaults');
-var loopback = require('loopback');
 var swagger = require('./lib/swagger');
 var SWAGGER_UI_ROOT = require('swagger-ui').dist;
 var STATIC_ROOT = path.join(__dirname, 'public');
@@ -26,12 +25,12 @@ function explorer(loopbackApplication, options) {
     apiInfo: loopbackApplication.get('apiInfo') || {}
   });
 
+  var loopback = loopbackApplication.loopback;
   var app = loopback();
+  app.disable('x-powered-by');
 
   swagger(loopbackApplication, app, options);
 
-  app.disable('x-powered-by');
-
   // config.json is loaded by swagger-ui. The server should respond
   // with the relative URI of the resource doc.
   app.get('/config.json', function(req, res) {