diff --git a/etc/rc.d/local_unbound b/etc/rc.d/local_unbound
index 4bb1a0c4dcd..0cd1ff3e623 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/local_unbound
+++ b/etc/rc.d/local_unbound
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ configtest_cmd="local_unbound_configtest"
 setup_cmd="local_unbound_setup"
 pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
 
+load_rc_config $name
+
 : ${local_unbound_workdir:=/var/unbound}
 : ${local_unbound_config:=${local_unbound_workdir}/unbound.conf}
 : ${local_unbound_flags:="-c ${local_unbound_config}"}
@@ -32,8 +34,6 @@ pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
 : ${local_unbound_anchor:=${local_unbound_workdir}/root.key}
 : ${local_unbound_forwarders:=}
 
-load_rc_config $name
-
 do_as_unbound()
 {
 	echo "$@" | su -m unbound