diff --git a/mod/removeme.php b/mod/removeme.php
index ee88bd76a5..904606fd57 100644
--- a/mod/removeme.php
+++ b/mod/removeme.php
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ function removeme_post(&$a) {
 
 }
 
-
-
 function removeme_content(&$a) {
 
 	if(! local_user())
@@ -36,6 +34,9 @@ function removeme_content(&$a) {
 
 	$hash = random_string();
 
+        require_once("mod/settings.php");
+        settings_init($a);
+
 	$_SESSION['remove_account_verify'] = $hash;
 
 	$tpl = get_markup_template('removeme.tpl');
@@ -48,6 +49,6 @@ function removeme_content(&$a) {
 		'$submit' => t('Remove My Account')
 	));
 
-	return $o;		
+	return $o;
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}