diff --git a/processing/post/postResults b/processing/post/postResults
index f45609443..c7bf7eab4 100755
--- a/processing/post/postResults
+++ b/processing/post/postResults
@@ -9,29 +9,6 @@ releases = {'2010':['linux64',''],
             '2005r3':[''],
            }
 
-try:
-  file = open('%s/../MSCpath'%os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[0])))
-  MSCpath = os.path.normpath(file.readline().strip())
-  file.close()
-except:
-  MSCpath = '/msc'
-
-for release,subdirs in sorted(releases.items(),reverse=True):
-  for subdir in subdirs:
-    libPath = '%s/mentat%s/shlib/%s'%(MSCpath,release,subdir)
-    if os.path.exists(libPath):
-      sys.path.append(libPath)
-      break
-    else:
-      continue
-  break
-
-try:
-  from py_post import *
-except:
-  print('error: no valid Mentat release found in %s'%MSCpath)
-  sys.exit(-1)
-
 
 # -----------------------------
 class vector:     # mimic py_post node object
@@ -650,6 +627,32 @@ parser.set_defaults(separateFiles = False)
 
 (options, file) = parser.parse_args()
 
+
+try:
+  file = open('%s/../MSCpath'%os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[0])))
+  MSCpath = os.path.normpath(file.readline().strip())
+  file.close()
+except:
+  MSCpath = '/msc'
+
+for release,subdirs in sorted(releases.items(),reverse=True):
+  for subdir in subdirs:
+    libPath = '%s/mentat%s/shlib/%s'%(MSCpath,release,subdir)
+    if os.path.exists(libPath):
+      sys.path.append(libPath)
+      break
+    else:
+      continue
+  break
+
+try:
+  from py_mentat import *
+except:
+  if options.filetype == 'marc':
+    print('no valid Mentat release found in %s'%MSCpath)
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+
 bg = backgroundMessage()
 bg.start()