diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/api/settings/SettingsManager.java b/src/main/java/carpet/api/settings/SettingsManager.java
index c79189b6..9eb9c148 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/api/settings/SettingsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/api/settings/SettingsManager.java
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@ public class SettingsManager {
      */
     public void parseSettingsClass(Class<?> settingsClass)
     {
-        // In the current translation system languages are not loaded this early. Ensure they are loaded
-        Translations.updateLanguage();
         boolean warned = settingsClass == CarpetSettings.class; // don't warn for ourselves
 
         nextRule: for (Field field : settingsClass.getDeclaredFields())
@@ -212,6 +210,10 @@ public class SettingsManager {
             CarpetRule<?> parsed = ParsedRule.of(field, this);
             rules.put(parsed.name(), parsed);
         }
+        // In the current translation system languages are not loaded this early. Ensure they are loaded
+        // after we've added fallbacks, else early systems such as the rule printer won't function for
+        // legacy rules given the validator (that triggers adding fallbacks normally) won't have ran
+        Translations.updateLanguage();
     }
 
     /**