diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index a517fda77..5dff8d26f 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ bool CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
 
     mSettings->exename = argv[0];
 
-    mSettings->loadCppcheckCfg(Path::getPathFromFilename(argv[0]) + "cppcheck.cfg");
-
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
         if (argv[i][0] == '-') {
             // User define
@@ -919,6 +917,8 @@ bool CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
         }
     }
 
+    mSettings->loadCppcheckCfg(Path::getPathFromFilename(argv[0]) + "cppcheck.cfg");
+
     // Default template format..
     if (mSettings->templateFormat.empty()) {
         mSettings->templateFormat = "{bold}{file}:{line}:{column}: {red}{inconclusive:{magenta}}{severity}:{inconclusive: inconclusive:}{default} {message} [{id}]{reset}\\n{code}";