diff --git a/asterisk.c b/asterisk.c
index ca75659ed0b4cde06c96513f464e35debd8e5fb0..f9e8716f79fee613c3404255e26177e69f48b048 100644
--- a/asterisk.c
+++ b/asterisk.c
@@ -2129,6 +2129,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (ast_opt_console && !option_verbose) 
+		ast_verbose("[ Reading Master Configuration ]");
+	ast_readconfig();
+
 	if (ast_opt_dump_core) {
 		struct rlimit l;
 		memset(&l, 0, sizeof(l));
@@ -2139,10 +2143,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (ast_opt_console && !option_verbose) 
-		ast_verbose("[ Reading Master Configuration ]");
-	ast_readconfig();
-
 	if ((!rungroup) && !ast_strlen_zero(ast_config_AST_RUN_GROUP))
 		rungroup = ast_config_AST_RUN_GROUP;
 	if ((!runuser) && !ast_strlen_zero(ast_config_AST_RUN_USER))