diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index b0e3810..93f68af 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -362,11 +362,11 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
          */
         umask (0177);
 
+        log_message (LOG_INFO, "Initializing " PACKAGE " ...");
+
         initialize_config_defaults (&config_defaults);
         process_cmdline (argc, argv, &config_defaults);
 
-        log_message (LOG_INFO, "Initializing " PACKAGE " ...");
-
         ret = reload_config_file (config_defaults.config_file,
                                   &config,
                                   &config_defaults);