diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 5602292a5..fa0b2a250 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1461,11 +1461,11 @@ void komodo_args()
             sleep(3);
         }
         //fprintf(stderr,"Got datadir.(%s)\n",dirname);
+        komodo_configfile(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,ASSETCHAINS_PORT + 1);
         if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
         {
             int32_t komodo_baseid(char *origbase);
             extern int COINBASE_MATURITY;
-            komodo_configfile(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,ASSETCHAINS_PORT + 1);
             COINBASE_MATURITY = 1;
         }
         ASSETCHAINS_NOTARIES = GetArg("-ac_notaries","");