diff --git a/helpers/lh_config b/helpers/lh_config
index db20343db..6e1c1afbe 100755
--- a/helpers/lh_config
+++ b/helpers/lh_config
@@ -668,13 +668,13 @@ fi
 # Reading existing configuration
 Read_conffile config/all config/common config/bootstrap config/chroot config/binary config/source
 
+Local_arguments "${@}"
+
 if [ -n "${LH_CONFFILE}" ]
 then
 	Read_conffile "${LH_CONFFILE}"
 fi
 
-Local_arguments "${@}"
-
 # Setting defaults
 Set_defaults