diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 287f0f3..c3fc549 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -1300,6 +1300,8 @@ void add_entry(char *key, char *value)
 
 gboolean config_read_file(const char *path)
 {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Loading config file: %s\n", path);
+
     FILE *fp = fopen(path, "r");
     if (!fp)
         return FALSE;
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index bfb55e6..f38357f 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ void start_detect_compositor()
 
 void create_default_elements()
 {
-    default_config();
     default_timeout();
     default_systray();
     memset(&server, 0, sizeof(server));
@@ -212,6 +211,7 @@ void init(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     setlinebuf(stdout);
     setlinebuf(stderr);
+    default_config();
     handle_cli_arguments(argc, argv);
     create_default_elements();
     init_signals();