diff --git a/pkg/csconfig/crowdsec_service.go b/pkg/csconfig/crowdsec_service.go
index 26e888850..b714ea71c 100644
--- a/pkg/csconfig/crowdsec_service.go
+++ b/pkg/csconfig/crowdsec_service.go
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ func (c *Config) LoadCrowdsec() error {
 	if c.Crowdsec.ContextDir == "" {
 		// fallback to default config file
 		c.Crowdsec.ContextDir = filepath.Join(c.Crowdsec.ConfigDir, "context")
-		fallback = true
 	}
 
 	// if context folder exist, try to read it