diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index d285cbda01..ddc3d76374 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,29 @@
 # The data can then be loaded with the rake db:seed (or created alongside the db with db:setup).
 require 'yaml'
 
+def create_mail_method
+  Spree::MailMethod.destroy_all
+
+  CreateMailMethod.new(
+    environment: Rails.env,
+    preferred_enable_mail_delivery: true,
+    preferred_mail_host: ENV.fetch('MAIL_HOST'),
+    preferred_mail_domain: ENV.fetch('MAIL_DOMAIN'),
+    preferred_mail_port: ENV.fetch('MAIL_PORT'),
+    preferred_mail_auth_type: 'login',
+    preferred_smtp_username: ENV.fetch('SMTP_USERNAME'),
+    preferred_smtp_password: ENV.fetch('SMTP_PASSWORD'),
+    preferred_secure_connection_type: ENV.fetch('MAIL_SECURE_CONNECTION', 'None'),
+    preferred_mails_from: ENV.fetch('MAILS_FROM', "no-reply@#{ENV.fetch('MAIL_DOMAIN')}"),
+    preferred_mail_bcc: ENV.fetch('MAIL_BCC', ''),
+    preferred_intercept_email: ''
+  ).call
+end
+
+# We need a mail method to create a user account, because it sends a
+# confirmation email.
+create_mail_method
+
 # -- Spree
 unless Spree::Country.find_by_iso(ENV['DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE'])
   puts "[db:seed] Seeding Spree"
@@ -30,26 +53,5 @@ states.each do |state|
   end
 end
 
-def create_mail_method
-  Spree::MailMethod.destroy_all
-
-  CreateMailMethod.new(
-    environment: Rails.env,
-    preferred_enable_mail_delivery: true,
-    preferred_mail_host: ENV.fetch('MAIL_HOST'),
-    preferred_mail_domain: ENV.fetch('MAIL_DOMAIN'),
-    preferred_mail_port: ENV.fetch('MAIL_PORT'),
-    preferred_mail_auth_type: 'login',
-    preferred_smtp_username: ENV.fetch('SMTP_USERNAME'),
-    preferred_smtp_password: ENV.fetch('SMTP_PASSWORD'),
-    preferred_secure_connection_type: ENV.fetch('MAIL_SECURE_CONNECTION', 'None'),
-    preferred_mails_from: ENV.fetch('MAILS_FROM', "no-reply@#{ENV.fetch('MAIL_DOMAIN')}"),
-    preferred_mail_bcc: ENV.fetch('MAIL_BCC', ''),
-    preferred_intercept_email: ''
-  ).call
-end
-
-create_mail_method
-
 spree_user = Spree::User.first
 spree_user && spree_user.confirm!