diff --git a/kabot/kabot/kabot.py b/kabot/kabot/kabot.py
index 1fd108d..43ca715 100644
--- a/kabot/kabot/kabot.py
+++ b/kabot/kabot/kabot.py
@@ -557,16 +557,18 @@ def main():
             )
     args = parser.parse_args()
     config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    if not os.path.exists(args.config):
+        logger.critical('config file not found')
+        exit(1)
+    config.read(args.config)
+
     log_file = config['DEFAULT']['logs']
     ## definition du fichier de log (chemin, level, etc ...)
     file_handler = RotatingFileHandler(log_file, 'a', 1000000, 1)
     file_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
     file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
     logger.addHandler(file_handler)
-    if not os.path.exists(args.config):
-        logger.critical('config file not found')
-        exit(1)
-    config.read(args.config)
+
     if "nickname" in config['DEFAULT']:
         nickname = config['DEFAULT']['nickname']
     else: