diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index df9bd3204..7f5156059 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -1629,10 +1629,10 @@ void CmdLineParser::printHelp() const
     mLogger.printRaw(oss.str());
 }
 
-bool CmdLineParser::isCppcheckPremium() {
-    Settings settings;
-    settings.loadCppcheckCfg(); // TODO: how to handle errors?
-    return startsWith(settings.cppcheckCfgProductName, "Cppcheck Premium");
+bool CmdLineParser::isCppcheckPremium() const {
+    if (mSettings.cppcheckCfgProductName.empty())
+        mSettings.loadCppcheckCfg();
+    return startsWith(mSettings.cppcheckCfgProductName, "Cppcheck Premium");
 }
 
 bool CmdLineParser::tryLoadLibrary(Library& destination, const std::string& basepath, const char* filename)
diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.h b/cli/cmdlineparser.h
index 739d2b21b..0df49349e 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.h
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ protected:
     void printHelp() const;
 
 private:
-    static bool isCppcheckPremium();
+    bool isCppcheckPremium() const;
 
     template<typename T>
     bool parseNumberArg(const char* const arg, std::size_t offset, T& num, bool mustBePositive = false)