diff --git a/_layouts/categories.html b/_layouts/categories.html
index 0c7521f3..aa2c6e80 100644
--- a/_layouts/categories.html
+++ b/_layouts/categories.html
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ layout: archive
 
 {{ content }}
 
+{% assign categories_max = 0 %}
+{% for category in site.categories %}
+  {% if category[1].size > categories_max %}
+    {% assign categories_max = category[1].size %}
+  {% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+
 <ul class="taxonomy__index">
-  {% assign categories_max = 0 %}
-  {% for category in site.categories %}
-    {% if category[1].size > categories_max %}
-      {% assign categories_max = category[1].size %}
-    {% endif %}
-  {% endfor %}
   {% for i in (1..categories_max) reversed %}
     {% for category in site.categories %}
       {% if category[1].size == i %}
@@ -24,13 +25,6 @@ layout: archive
   {% endfor %}
 </ul>
 
-{% assign categories_max = 0 %}
-{% for category in site.categories %}
-  {% if category[1].size > categories_max %}
-    {% assign categories_max = category[1].size %}
-  {% endif %}
-{% endfor %}
-
 {% for i in (1..categories_max) reversed %}
   {% for category in site.categories %}
     {% if category[1].size == i %}