diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 85aea28a..1ab54df2 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSSL
 	bool bMakePem = false;
 #endif
+	CZNC::CreateInstance();
 
 	while ((iArg = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hvnrcspd:Df", g_LongOpts, &iOptIndex)) != -1) {
 		switch (iArg) {
@@ -252,8 +253,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	CZNC::CreateInstance();
-
 	CZNC* pZNC = &CZNC::Get();
 	pZNC->InitDirs(((argc) ? argv[0] : ""), sDataDir);