diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index a47ea391..693f9176 100755
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #   Aliases                     RJ706I
 #   Functions                   ZGC5QQ
 
+# $uname should tell which OS is used.
+$uname=`uname`
+
 # For Mac OS X + SSH sessions. bashrc must be sourced by hand at least once.
 echo "if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
     source ~/.bashrc
@@ -146,9 +149,6 @@ if [ -f ~/.bash_environment ]; then
     source ~/.bash_environment
 fi
 
-# $uname should tell which OS is used.
-$uname=`uname`
-
 # Don't check for mail!
 unset MAILCHECK