diff --git a/src/Access/Portal.vala b/src/Access/Portal.vala
index e262aa4f..820faa38 100644
--- a/src/Access/Portal.vala
+++ b/src/Access/Portal.vala
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ public class Access.Portal : Object {
         };
 
         if ("icon" in options) {
+            // elementary HIG use non-symbolic icon, while portals ask for symbolic ones.
             var icon = options["icon"].get_string ().replace ("-symbolic", "");
             if (icon == "find-location") {
                 dialog = new LocationDialog (app_id) {
                     parent_handle = parent_window
                 };
             } else {
-                // elementary HIG use non-symbolic icon, while portals ask for symbolic ones.
                 dialog.secondary_icon = new ThemedIcon (icon);
             }
         }
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ public class Access.Portal : Object {
             dialog.allow_label = options["grant_label"].get_string ();
         }
 
-        var _results = new HashTable<string, Variant> (str_hash, str_equal);
-        uint32 _response = 2;
-
         if ("choices" in options) {
             var choices_iter = options["choices"].iterator ();
             Variant choice_variant;
@@ -78,6 +75,9 @@ public class Access.Portal : Object {
             }
         }
 
+        var _results = new HashTable<string, Variant> (str_hash, str_equal);
+        uint32 _response = 2;
+
         dialog.response.connect ((response) => {
             switch (response) {
                 case ALLOW: