diff --git a/lightningd/options.c b/lightningd/options.c
index d70a9a810..f2fb56136 100644
--- a/lightningd/options.c
+++ b/lightningd/options.c
@@ -837,6 +837,11 @@ void handle_early_opts(struct lightningd *ld, int argc, char *argv[])
 
 void handle_opts(struct lightningd *ld, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+	/* Now look for config file, but only handle non-early
+	 * options, early ones have been parsed in
+	 * handle_early_opts */
+	opt_parse_from_config(ld, false);
+
 	/* Move to config dir, to save ourselves the hassle of path manip. */
 	if (chdir(ld->config_dir) != 0) {
 		log_unusual(ld->log, "Creating configuration directory %s",
@@ -849,11 +854,6 @@ void handle_opts(struct lightningd *ld, int argc, char *argv[])
 			      ld->config_dir, strerror(errno));
 	}
 
-	/* Now look for config file, but only handle non-early
-	 * options, early ones have been parsed in
-	 * handle_early_opts */
-	opt_parse_from_config(ld, false);
-
 	opt_parse(&argc, argv, opt_log_stderr_exit);
 	if (argc != 1)
 		errx(1, "no arguments accepted");