diff --git a/norg/config/init.nim b/norg/config/init.nim
index bfd1879..5b642ec 100644
--- a/norg/config/init.nim
+++ b/norg/config/init.nim
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ proc parseEncryption*(enc_conf: TomlValueRef) =
   setEncryptionPassCommand(enc_conf{"encryption_passcommand"}.getStr(""))
 
 proc parseConfigFile*(file: string): NorgConfig =
-  norg_config = newNorgConfig()
   let in_conf = parsetoml.parseFile(file)
   norg_config.source_directories = parseSourceDirectories(in_conf)
   norg_config.repositories = parseRepositories(in_conf{"repositories"})
diff --git a/norg/model/config_type.nim b/norg/model/config_type.nim
index 5ae2cd3..bee2759 100644
--- a/norg/model/config_type.nim
+++ b/norg/model/config_type.nim
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ type
     actions*: Actions
     args*: NorgArgs
 
-var norg_config*: NorgConfig
 
 proc newNorgConfig*(): NorgConfig = 
   var nc = NorgConfig()
   nc.maintenance = newMaintenance()
   return nc
 
+var norg_config*: NorgConfig = newNorgConfig()
+
 #proc `$`*(c: NorgConfig): string = 
 #  var msg: string = "Source Dirs: " & $c.source_directories & "\r\n"
 #  msg &= "Repositories: " & $c.repositories & "\r\n"
diff --git a/norg/norg.nim b/norg/norg.nim
index 6b51c98..d072f2f 100644
--- a/norg/norg.nim
+++ b/norg/norg.nim
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import utils/actions
 
 proc start() =
   parseArgs()
-  norg_config = parseConfigFile(norg_args.config_file)
   norg_config.args = norg_args
+  norg_config = parseConfigFile(norg_args.config_file)
   if norg_config.source_directories.len > 0 and norg_config.repositories.len > 0:
     run_actions(norg_config.actions.before_everything)
     for repo in norg_config.repositories: