diff --git a/src/install.js b/src/install.js
index b8a35fa572..851932d0a4 100644
--- a/src/install.js
+++ b/src/install.js
@@ -241,30 +241,29 @@ function setupDatabase(server_conf, next) {
 
 function setupDefaultConfigs(next) {
 	winston.info('Populating database with default configs, if not already set...');
-	var meta = require('./meta');
-
-	fs.readFile(path.join(__dirname, '../', 'install/data/defaults.json'), function (err, defaults) {
-		async.each(defaults, function (configObj, next) {
-			meta.configs.setOnEmpty(configObj.field, configObj.value, next);
-		}, function (err) {
-			meta.configs.init(next);
-		});
-
-		if (install.values) {
-			if (install.values['social:twitter:key'] && install.values['social:twitter:secret']) {
-				meta.configs.setOnEmpty('social:twitter:key', install.values['social:twitter:key']);
-				meta.configs.setOnEmpty('social:twitter:secret', install.values['social:twitter:secret']);
-			}
-			if (install.values['social:google:id'] && install.values['social:google:secret']) {
-				meta.configs.setOnEmpty('social:google:id', install.values['social:google:id']);
-				meta.configs.setOnEmpty('social:google:secret', install.values['social:google:secret']);
-			}
-			if (install.values['social:facebook:key'] && install.values['social:facebook:secret']) {
-				meta.configs.setOnEmpty('social:facebook:app_id', install.values['social:facebook:app_id']);
-				meta.configs.setOnEmpty('social:facebook:secret', install.values['social:facebook:secret']);
-			}
-		}
+	var meta = require('./meta'),
+		defaults = require(path.join(__dirname, '../', 'install/data/defaults.json'));
+	
+	async.each(defaults, function (configObj, next) {
+		meta.configs.setOnEmpty(configObj.field, configObj.value, next);
+	}, function (err) {
+		meta.configs.init(next);
 	});
+
+	if (install.values) {
+		if (install.values['social:twitter:key'] && install.values['social:twitter:secret']) {
+			meta.configs.setOnEmpty('social:twitter:key', install.values['social:twitter:key']);
+			meta.configs.setOnEmpty('social:twitter:secret', install.values['social:twitter:secret']);
+		}
+		if (install.values['social:google:id'] && install.values['social:google:secret']) {
+			meta.configs.setOnEmpty('social:google:id', install.values['social:google:id']);
+			meta.configs.setOnEmpty('social:google:secret', install.values['social:google:secret']);
+		}
+		if (install.values['social:facebook:key'] && install.values['social:facebook:secret']) {
+			meta.configs.setOnEmpty('social:facebook:app_id', install.values['social:facebook:app_id']);
+			meta.configs.setOnEmpty('social:facebook:secret', install.values['social:facebook:secret']);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 function enableDefaultTheme(next) {