diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec/main.go b/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
index a6e7c66ad..336b75d48 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ func LoadConfig(cConfig *csconfig.Config) error {
 		dumpStates = true
 	}
 
+	// Configuration paths are dependency to load crowdsec configuration
+	if err := cConfig.LoadConfigurationPaths(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if !flags.DisableAgent {
 		if err := cConfig.LoadCrowdsec(); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/csconfig/crowdsec_service.go b/pkg/csconfig/crowdsec_service.go
index abbe8d255..56350a8a4 100644
--- a/pkg/csconfig/crowdsec_service.go
+++ b/pkg/csconfig/crowdsec_service.go
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ type CrowdsecServiceCfg struct {
 func (c *Config) LoadCrowdsec() error {
 	var err error
 
-	// Configuration paths are dependency to load crowdsec configuration
-	if err = c.LoadConfigurationPaths(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if err = LoadFeatureFlagsFile(c, log.StandardLogger()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}