diff --git a/src/Composer/Console/Application.php b/src/Composer/Console/Application.php
index d7d113492..171f4fc5b 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Console/Application.php
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ class Application extends BaseApplication
     {
         $this->disablePluginsByDefault = $input->hasParameterOption('--no-plugins');
 
+        if (getenv('COMPOSER_NO_INTERACTION')) {
+            $input->setInteractive(false);
+        }
+
         $io = $this->io = new ConsoleIO($input, $output, new HelperSet(array(
             new QuestionHelper(),
         )));
@@ -208,10 +212,6 @@ class Application extends BaseApplication
                 $io->writeError(sprintf('<warning>Warning: This development build of composer is over 60 days old. It is recommended to update it by running "%s self-update" to get the latest version.</warning>', $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']));
             }
 
-            if (getenv('COMPOSER_NO_INTERACTION')) {
-                $input->setInteractive(false);
-            }
-
             if (!Platform::isWindows() && function_exists('exec') && !getenv('COMPOSER_ALLOW_SUPERUSER')) {
                 if (function_exists('posix_getuid') && posix_getuid() === 0) {
                     if ($commandName !== 'self-update' && $commandName !== 'selfupdate') {