diff --git a/lib/nuxt.js b/lib/nuxt.js
index ab9a3e6573..7430e6fbc6 100644
--- a/lib/nuxt.js
+++ b/lib/nuxt.js
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ export default class Nuxt extends Tapable {
     // Apply defaults
     this.options = _.defaultsDeep(options, Nuxt.Defaults)
 
+    // Resolve dirs
+    this.options.rootDir = (typeof options.rootDir === 'string' && options.rootDir ? options.rootDir : process.cwd())
+    this.options.srcDir = (typeof options.srcDir === 'string' && options.srcDir ? resolve(options.rootDir, options.srcDir) : this.options.rootDir)
+    this.options.buildDir = join(this.options.rootDir, options.buildDir)
+
     // If store defined, update store options to true
     if (fs.existsSync(join(this.options.srcDir, 'store'))) {
       this.options.store = true
@@ -42,11 +47,6 @@ export default class Nuxt extends Tapable {
       this.options.appTemplatePath = join(this.options.srcDir, 'app.html')
     }
 
-    // Resolve dirs
-    this.options.rootDir = (typeof options.rootDir === 'string' && options.rootDir ? options.rootDir : process.cwd())
-    this.options.srcDir = (typeof options.srcDir === 'string' && options.srcDir ? resolve(options.rootDir, options.srcDir) : this.options.rootDir)
-    this.options.buildDir = join(this.options.rootDir, options.buildDir)
-
     // Create instance of core components
     this.moduleContainer = new Nuxt.ModuleContainer(this)
     this.builder = new Nuxt.Builder(this)