diff --git a/includes/theme.inc b/includes/theme.inc
index 336b121da081f694a1d01011218daac75a3d1b9d..04621ca723c9495c1d40ec6b8504257b8f05127c 100644
--- a/includes/theme.inc
+++ b/includes/theme.inc
@@ -1658,11 +1658,6 @@ function template_preprocess(&$variables, $hook) {
  * @see page.tpl.php
  */
 function template_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
-  /* Set title and breadcrumb to declared values */
-  if (drupal_is_front_page()) {
-    $variables['mission'] = filter_xss_admin(theme_get_setting('mission'));
-  }
-
   /* Add favicon */
   if (theme_get_setting('toggle_favicon')) {
     drupal_set_html_head('<link rel="shortcut icon" href="'. check_url(theme_get_setting('favicon')) .'" type="image/x-icon" />');
@@ -1693,6 +1688,11 @@ function template_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
     $variables['layout'] = ($variables['layout'] == 'left') ? 'both' : 'right';
   }
 
+  // Set mission when viewing the frontpage.
+  if (drupal_is_front_page()) {
+    $mission = filter_xss_admin(theme_get_setting('mission'));
+  }
+
   // Construct page title
   if (drupal_get_title()) {
     $head_title = array(strip_tags(drupal_get_title()), variable_get('site_name', 'Drupal'));