diff --git a/lib/app/server.js b/lib/app/server.js
index 2e5db2fff6..6a8f006401 100644
--- a/lib/app/server.js
+++ b/lib/app/server.js
@@ -47,13 +47,12 @@ export default async ssrContext => {
   ssrContext.next = createNext(ssrContext)
   // Used for beforeNuxtRender({ Components, nuxtState })
   ssrContext.beforeRenderFns = []
-
+  // Nuxt object (window.__NUXT__)
+  ssrContext.nuxt = { layout: 'default', data: [], error: null<%= (store ? ', state: null' : '') %>, serverRendered: true }
   // Create the app definition and the instance (created for each request)
   const { app, router<%= (store ? ', store' : '') %> } = await createApp(ssrContext)
   const _app = new Vue(app)
 
-  // Nuxt object (window.__NUXT__)
-  ssrContext.nuxt = { layout: 'default', data: [], error: null<%= (store ? ', state: null' : '') %>, serverRendered: true }
   // Add meta infos (used in renderer.js)
   ssrContext.meta = _app.$meta()
   // Keep asyncData for each matched component in ssrContext (used in app/utils.js via this.$ssrContext)