diff --git a/git-flow-support b/git-flow-support
index 99baf37..1bdbaed 100644
--- a/git-flow-support
+++ b/git-flow-support
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2010 by Benedikt Böhm
 #
 
+gitflow_require_git_repo
+gitflow_load_settings
 VERSION_PREFIX=$(git config --get gitflow.prefix.versiontag)
 PREFIX=$(git config --get gitflow.prefix.support || echo support/)