diff --git a/src/App.cpp b/src/App.cpp
--- a/src/App.cpp
+++ b/src/App.cpp
@@ -443,14 +443,13 @@
 
     PERF_LOG( "Begin App::continueInit" )
 
+    AmarokConfig::instance( "amarokrc" );
     newInstance();
 
     const bool restoreSession = m_args->positionalArguments().isEmpty() || m_args->isSet( "append" )
                                 || m_args->isSet( "queue" )
                                 || Amarok::config().readEntry( "AppendAsDefault", false );
 
-    AmarokConfig::instance( "amarokrc" );
-
 #ifdef DEBUG_BUILD_TYPE
     new DebugLogger( this );
 #endif // DEBUG_BUILD_TYPE