diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 437020aebf..b99004fea9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - issue #11953 Do not fail getting filename with open_basedir limitations
 - issue #11956 unrecognized keyword interval
 - issue        Field names and aliases are being correctly parsed now.
+- issue #11959 Fix javascript error in setup
 
 4.5.4.1 (2016-01-29)
 - issue #11892 Error with PMA 4.4.15.3
diff --git a/js/config.js b/js/config.js
index d3d5d71f23..43309b1b93 100644
--- a/js/config.js
+++ b/js/config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,30 @@
  * Functions used in configuration forms and on user preferences pages
  */
 
+/**
+ * checks whether browser supports web storage
+ *
+ * @param type the type of storage i.e. localStorage or sessionStorage
+ *
+ * @returns bool
+ */
+function isStorageSupported(type)
+{
+    try {
+        window[type].setItem('PMATest', 'test');
+        // Check whether key-value pair was set successfully
+        if (window[type].getItem('PMATest') === 'test') {
+            // Supported, remove test variable from storage
+            window[type].removeItem('PMATest');
+            return true;
+        }
+    } catch(error) {
+        // Not supported
+        PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages.strNoLocalStorage, false);
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * Unbind all event handlers before tearing down a page
  */
diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index 0605c81c05..275466cc60 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -4855,30 +4855,6 @@ function PMA_ignorePhpErrors(clearPrevErrors){
     $pmaErrors.remove();
 }
 
-/**
- * checks whether browser supports web storage
- *
- * @param type the type of storage i.e. localStorage or sessionStorage
- *
- * @returns bool
- */
-function isStorageSupported(type)
-{
-    try {
-        window[type].setItem('PMATest', 'test');
-        // Check whether key-value pair was set successfully
-        if (window[type].getItem('PMATest') === 'test') {
-            // Supported, remove test variable from storage
-            window[type].removeItem('PMATest');
-            return true;
-        }
-    } catch(error) {
-        // Not supported
-        PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages.strNoLocalStorage, false);
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
 /**
  * Unbind all event handlers before tearing down a page
  */
diff --git a/libraries/Header.php b/libraries/Header.php
index d7a9d04332..488fdd80d5 100644
--- a/libraries/Header.php
+++ b/libraries/Header.php
@@ -195,12 +195,12 @@ class Header
         $this->_scripts->addFile(
             'get_image.js.php?theme=' . $theme_id
         );
+        $this->_scripts->addFile('config.js');
         $this->_scripts->addFile('doclinks.js');
         $this->_scripts->addFile('functions.js');
         $this->_scripts->addFile('navigation.js');
         $this->_scripts->addFile('indexes.js');
         $this->_scripts->addFile('common.js');
-        $this->_scripts->addFile('config.js');
         $this->_scripts->addFile('page_settings.js');
         $this->_scripts->addCode($this->getJsParamsCode());
     }