diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index d840489d..5e5a991d 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -455,8 +455,6 @@ config_load(struct config *conf)
     };
 
     char *path = get_config_path();
-    LOG_INFO("loading configuration from %s", path);
-
     if (path == NULL) {
         /* Default conf */
         LOG_WARN("no configuration found, using defaults");
@@ -464,6 +462,8 @@ config_load(struct config *conf)
         goto out;
     }
 
+    LOG_INFO("loading configuration from %s", path);
+
     FILE *f = fopen(path, "r");
     if (f == NULL) {
         LOG_ERR("%s: failed to open", path);