Reorganize pre-flight checks

Dude why the fuck did you have to have a valid backend to check the help text
What was I smoking

ptgdp

@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ main() {
 				;;
 		esac
 	done
+	# Early hook for help
+	[ -n "$_opthelp" ] && printhelp && exit 0
 	# Parse out a config file if it exists
 	if [ -f "$_optconfigfile" ]; then
 		log "Loading config file" 2
@@ -370,30 +372,30 @@ main() {
 		_args+=("$arg")
 	done
 	# Validate critical options
-	(
-		for backend in ${_supportedbackends[@]}; do
-			if [ "$backend" = "${_config[backend]}" ]; then
-				return 0
-			fi
-		done
-		return 1
-	) || error "Unsupported backend: ${_config[backend]}" 50
-	if [ -z "$_optmachinemode" ] && ! backend-validate; then
-		errorcode=$?
-		case $errorcode in
-			1)
-				error "Missing dependency for backend ${_config[backend]}: $_return" 50
-				;;
-			*)
-				error "Backend error: $errorcode: $_return" 50
-				;;
-		esac
+	if [ -z "$_optmachinemode" ]; then
+		# Ensure we have a good backend, assuming we're not in a scripting mode
+		(
+			for backend in ${_supportedbackends[@]}; do
+				if [ "$backend" = "${_config[backend]}" ]; then
+					return 0
+				fi
+			done
+			return 1
+		) || error "Unsupported backend: ${_config[backend]}" 50
+		# Ensure we meet its requirements
+		if ! backend-validate; then
+			errorcode=$?
+			case $errorcode in
+				1)
+					error "Missing dependency for backend ${_config[backend]}: $_return" 50
+					;;
+				*)
+					error "Backend error: $errorcode: $_return" 50
+					;;
+			esac
+		fi
 	fi
-
-	# Pre-really-do-stuff hooks like help text
-	[ -n "$_opthelp" ] && printhelp && exit 0
-
-	# Ensure we're ready to do the do
+	# Validate core program dependencies
 	log "Validating dependencies" 2
 	if ! has youtube-dl pgrep; then
 		error "Failed to find program: $_return" 1