diff --git a/core/cli/byte-compile.el b/core/cli/byte-compile.el
index 6e16b1f97..6bd78473f 100644
--- a/core/cli/byte-compile.el
+++ b/core/cli/byte-compile.el
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ If RECOMPILE-P is non-nil, only recompile out-of-date files."
 
       ;; But first we must be sure that Doom and your private config have been
       ;; fully loaded. Which usually aren't so in an noninteractive session.
-      (doom-load-autoloads-file doom-autoload-file)
-      (doom-load-autoloads-file doom-package-autoload-file)
+      (let (noninteractive)
+        (doom-initialize 'force-p))
 
       ;;
       (unless target-dirs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ If RECOMPILE-P is non-nil, only recompile out-of-date files."
                   (list doom-core-dir)
                   ;; Omit `doom-private-dir', which is always first
                   (cl-remove-if-not (lambda (path) (file-in-directory-p path doom-emacs-dir))
-                                    (cdr (doom-module-load-path)))))
+                                    (nreverse (cdr (doom-module-load-path))))))
 
       ;; Assemble el files we want to compile; taking into account that MODULES
       ;; may be a list of MODULE/SUBMODULE strings from the command line.
diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index 980b8e259..30dd31222 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -521,27 +521,26 @@ to least)."
         (user-error "Run `bin/doom refresh' to generate them")))
 
     ;; Load shell environment, optionally generated from 'doom env'
-    (unless noninteractive
+    (if noninteractive
+        (require 'core-cli)
       (when (file-exists-p doom-env-file)
-        (doom-load-envvars-file doom-env-file)))))
+        (doom-load-envvars-file doom-env-file))
+
+      (add-hook 'window-setup-hook #'doom-display-benchmark-h)
+      (require 'core-keybinds)
+      (require 'core-ui)
+      (require 'core-projects)
+      (require 'core-editor)
+
+      (when (cdr command-line-args)
+        (add-to-list 'command-switch-alist
+                     (cons "--restore" #'doom-restore-session-handler))))))
 
 
 ;;
 ;;; Bootstrap Doom
 
 (doom-initialize noninteractive)
-(if noninteractive
-    (require 'core-cli)
-  (add-hook 'window-setup-hook #'doom-display-benchmark-h)
-  (require 'core-keybinds)
-  (require 'core-ui)
-  (require 'core-projects)
-  (require 'core-editor)
-
-  (when (cdr command-line-args)
-    (add-to-list 'command-switch-alist
-                 (cons "--restore" #'doom-restore-session-handler))))
-
 (doom-initialize-modules)
 
 (provide 'core)