diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 648ed11f0..2197d19b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 ### Unreleased
 
+### v0.14.1: 14 April 2023
+
+#### Fixes
+
+- Reorder startup sequence to avert mix crash
+
 ### v0.14.0: 14 April 2023
 
 #### Improvements
diff --git a/apps/elixir_ls_utils/lib/launch.ex b/apps/elixir_ls_utils/lib/launch.ex
index 1491530fb..452ce1ab9 100644
--- a/apps/elixir_ls_utils/lib/launch.ex
+++ b/apps/elixir_ls_utils/lib/launch.ex
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.Utils.Launch do
   @compiled_otp_version System.otp_release()
 
   def start_mix do
-    # reset env and target if it is set
-    Mix.env(:dev)
-    Mix.target(:host)
-    System.put_env([{"MIX_ENV", nil}, {"MIX_TARGET", nil}])
-
     Mix.start()
     Mix.Local.append_archives()
     Mix.Local.append_paths()
@@ -18,6 +13,11 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.Utils.Launch do
       Hex.start()
     end
 
+    # reset env and target if it is set
+    Mix.env(:dev)
+    Mix.target(:host)
+    System.put_env([{"MIX_ENV", nil}, {"MIX_TARGET", nil}])
+
     load_dot_config()
 
     # as of 1.14 mix supports two environment variables MIX_QUIET and MIX_DEBUG