diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec/main.go b/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
index 336b75d48..1e668b6b8 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
@@ -211,6 +211,19 @@ func LoadConfig(cConfig *csconfig.Config) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Configure logging
+	if err := types.SetDefaultLoggerConfig(cConfig.Common.LogMedia,
+		cConfig.Common.LogDir, *cConfig.Common.LogLevel,
+		cConfig.Common.LogMaxSize, cConfig.Common.LogMaxFiles,
+		cConfig.Common.LogMaxAge, cConfig.Common.CompressLogs,
+		cConfig.Common.ForceColorLogs); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := csconfig.LoadFeatureFlagsFile(cConfig, log.StandardLogger()); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if !flags.DisableAgent {
 		if err := cConfig.LoadCrowdsec(); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -256,15 +269,6 @@ func LoadConfig(cConfig *csconfig.Config) error {
 		cConfig.Common.Daemonize = false
 	}
 
-	// Configure logging
-	if err := types.SetDefaultLoggerConfig(cConfig.Common.LogMedia,
-		cConfig.Common.LogDir, *cConfig.Common.LogLevel,
-		cConfig.Common.LogMaxSize, cConfig.Common.LogMaxFiles,
-		cConfig.Common.LogMaxAge, cConfig.Common.CompressLogs,
-		cConfig.Common.ForceColorLogs); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	// recap of the enabled feature flags, because logging
 	// was not enabled when we set them from envvars
 	if fflist := csconfig.ListFeatureFlags(); fflist != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/csconfig/crowdsec_service.go b/pkg/csconfig/crowdsec_service.go
index 56350a8a4..a5ed2dd2f 100644
--- a/pkg/csconfig/crowdsec_service.go
+++ b/pkg/csconfig/crowdsec_service.go
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ type CrowdsecServiceCfg struct {
 func (c *Config) LoadCrowdsec() error {
 	var err error
 
-	if err = LoadFeatureFlagsFile(c, log.StandardLogger()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
+	log.Warningf("c.Crowdsec: %+v", c.Crowdsec)
 	if c.Crowdsec == nil {
 		log.Warning("crowdsec agent is disabled")
 		c.DisableAgent = true
diff --git a/tests/bats/02_nolapi.bats b/tests/bats/02_nolapi.bats
index fd0427793..21eb7f13e 100644
--- a/tests/bats/02_nolapi.bats
+++ b/tests/bats/02_nolapi.bats
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ teardown() {
 
 @test "crowdsec should not run without LAPI (no api.server in configuration file)" {
     config_disable_lapi
+    config_log_stderr
     # really needs 4 secs on slow boxes
     run -1 --separate-stderr timeout 4s "${CROWDSEC}"
 
diff --git a/tests/bats/03_noagent.bats b/tests/bats/03_noagent.bats
index 2127fc796..211f62947 100644
--- a/tests/bats/03_noagent.bats
+++ b/tests/bats/03_noagent.bats
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ teardown() {
 
 @test "no agent: crowdsec LAPI should run (no crowdsec_service in configuration file)" {
     config_disable_agent
+    config_log_stderr
     run -124 --separate-stderr timeout 2s "${CROWDSEC}"
 
     assert_stderr --partial "crowdsec agent is disabled"
diff --git a/tests/lib/setup_file.sh b/tests/lib/setup_file.sh
index 25842fcdc..22a9bc303 100755
--- a/tests/lib/setup_file.sh
+++ b/tests/lib/setup_file.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ config_disable_agent() {
 }
 export -f config_disable_agent
 
+config_log_stderr() {
+    config_set '.common.log_media="stdout"'
+}
+export -f config_log_stderr
+
 config_disable_lapi() {
     config_set 'del(.api.server)'
 }