diff --git a/testssl.sh b/testssl.sh
index 0981f67..4db8daf 100755
--- a/testssl.sh
+++ b/testssl.sh
@@ -10687,6 +10687,7 @@ test_openssl_suffix() {
 find_openssl_binary() {
      local s_client_has=$TEMPDIR/s_client_has.txt
      local s_client_starttls_has=$TEMPDIR/s_client_starttls_has.txt
+     local openssl_location cwd=""
 
      # 0. check environment variable whether it's executable
      if [[ -n "$OPENSSL" ]] && [[ ! -x "$OPENSSL" ]]; then
@@ -10733,6 +10734,18 @@ find_openssl_binary() {
 
      initialize_engine
 
+     openssl_location="$(which $OPENSSL)"
+     [[ -n "$GIT_REL" ]] && \
+          cwd="$(/bin/pwd)" || \
+          cwd="$RUN_DIR"
+     if [[ "$openssl_location" =~ $(/bin/pwd)/bin ]]; then
+          OPENSSL_LOCATION="\$PWD/bin/$(basename "$openssl_location")"
+     elif [[ "$openssl_location" =~ $cwd ]] && [[ "$cwd" != '.' ]]; then
+          OPENSSL_LOCATION="${openssl_location%%$cwd}"
+     else
+         OPENSSL_LOCATION="$openssl_location"
+     fi
+
      OPENSSL_NR_CIPHERS=$(count_ciphers "$($OPENSSL ciphers 'ALL:COMPLEMENTOFALL:@STRENGTH' 2>/dev/null)")
 
      $OPENSSL s_client -ssl2 -connect x 2>&1 | grep -aq "unknown option" || \
@@ -11067,8 +11080,6 @@ prepare_arrays() {
 mybanner() {
      local idtag
      local bb1 bb2 bb3
-     local openssl_location="$(which $OPENSSL)"
-     local cwd=""
 
      "$QUIET" && return
      "$CHILD_MASS_TESTING" && return
@@ -11111,17 +11122,6 @@ EOF
      outln "\n"
      outln " Using \"$($OPENSSL version 2>/dev/null)\" [~$OPENSSL_NR_CIPHERS ciphers]"
      out " on $HNAME:"
-
-     [[ -n "$GIT_REL" ]] && \
-          cwd="$(/bin/pwd)" || \
-          cwd="$RUN_DIR"
-     if [[ "$openssl_location" =~ $(/bin/pwd)/bin ]]; then
-          OPENSSL_LOCATION="\$PWD/bin/$(basename "$openssl_location")"
-     elif [[ "$openssl_location" =~ $cwd ]] && [[ "$cwd" != '.' ]]; then
-          OPENSSL_LOCATION="${openssl_location%%$cwd}"
-     else
-         OPENSSL_LOCATION="$openssl_location"
-     fi
      outln "$OPENSSL_LOCATION"
      outln " (built: \"$OSSL_BUILD_DATE\", platform: \"$OSSL_VER_PLATFORM\")\n"
 }