diff --git a/src/ndppd.cc b/src/ndppd.cc
index d54718f..e00153e 100644
--- a/src/ndppd.cc
+++ b/src/ndppd.cc
@@ -351,9 +351,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[], char* env[])
     if (cf.is_null())
         return -1;
 
-    if (!configure(cf))
-        return -1;
-
     if (daemon) {
         logger::syslog(true);
 
@@ -361,6 +358,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[], char* env[])
             return 1;
     }
 
+    if (!configure(cf))
+        return -1;
+
     if (!pidfile.empty()) {
         std::ofstream pf;
         pf.open(pidfile.c_str(), std::ios::out | std::ios::trunc);