diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 750e128288..492faf9609 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@
 		});
 
 	} else if (nconf.get('upgrade')) {
-		meta = require('./src/meta.js');
 		nconf.file({
 			file: __dirname + '/config.json'
 		});
+		meta = require('./src/meta.js');
 
 		meta.configs.init(function () {
 			require('./src/upgrade').upgrade();