diff --git a/src/ndppd.cc b/src/ndppd.cc
index 80dc6d4..1bd35b6 100644
--- a/src/ndppd.cc
+++ b/src/ndppd.cc
@@ -271,6 +271,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[], char* env[])
     if (cf.is_null())
         return -1;
 
+    if (!configure(cf))
+        return -1;
+
     if (daemon) {
         logger::syslog(true);
 
@@ -280,9 +283,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[], char* env[])
         }
     }
 
-    if (!configure(cf))
-        return -1;
-
     if (!pidfile.empty()) {
         std::ofstream pf;
         pf.open(pidfile.c_str(), std::ios::out | std::ios::trunc);