closes #1486

src/install.js

@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ function setupDatabase(server_conf, next) {
 
 function setupDefaultConfigs(next) {
 	winston.info('Populating database with default configs, if not already set...');
-	var meta = require('./meta');
+	var meta = require('./meta'),
+		defaults = require(path.join(__dirname, '../', 'install/data/defaults.json'));
 	
-	fs.readFile(path.join(__dirname, '../', 'install/data/defaults.json'), function (err, defaults) {
 	async.each(defaults, function (configObj, next) {
 		meta.configs.setOnEmpty(configObj.field, configObj.value, next);
 	}, function (err) {
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ function setupDefaultConfigs(next) {
 			meta.configs.setOnEmpty('social:facebook:secret', install.values['social:facebook:secret']);
 		}
 	}
-	});
 }
 
 function enableDefaultTheme(next) {