diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index 1e875688..cdff9c4e 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic.vim
@@ -21,30 +21,6 @@ runtime plugin/syntastic/*.vim
 
 let s:running_windows = has("win16") || has("win32")
 
-if !exists("g:syntastic_enable_signs")
-    let g:syntastic_enable_signs = 1
-endif
-
-if !exists("g:syntastic_error_symbol")
-    let g:syntastic_error_symbol = '>>'
-endif
-
-if !exists("g:syntastic_warning_symbol")
-    let g:syntastic_warning_symbol = '>>'
-endif
-
-if !exists("g:syntastic_style_error_symbol")
-    let g:syntastic_style_error_symbol = 'S>'
-endif
-
-if !exists("g:syntastic_style_warning_symbol")
-    let g:syntastic_style_warning_symbol = 'S>'
-endif
-
-if !has('signs')
-    let g:syntastic_enable_signs = 0
-endif
-
 if !exists("g:syntastic_enable_balloons")
     let g:syntastic_enable_balloons = 1
 endif
diff --git a/plugin/syntastic/signer.vim b/plugin/syntastic/signer.vim
index 79dea4a2..2039b0dd 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic/signer.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic/signer.vim
@@ -3,6 +3,31 @@ if exists("g:loaded_syntastic_signer")
 endif
 let g:loaded_syntastic_signer=1
 
+if !exists("g:syntastic_enable_signs")
+    let g:syntastic_enable_signs = 1
+endif
+
+if !exists("g:syntastic_error_symbol")
+    let g:syntastic_error_symbol = '>>'
+endif
+
+if !exists("g:syntastic_warning_symbol")
+    let g:syntastic_warning_symbol = '>>'
+endif
+
+if !exists("g:syntastic_style_error_symbol")
+    let g:syntastic_style_error_symbol = 'S>'
+endif
+
+if !exists("g:syntastic_style_warning_symbol")
+    let g:syntastic_style_warning_symbol = 'S>'
+endif
+
+if !has('signs')
+    let g:syntastic_enable_signs = 0
+endif
+
+
 "start counting sign ids at 5000, start here to hopefully avoid conflicting
 "with any other code that places signs (not sure if this precaution is
 "actually needed)