diff --git a/src/util-running-modes.c b/src/util-running-modes.c
index e152c5a251..9ff1cade0d 100644
--- a/src/util-running-modes.c
+++ b/src/util-running-modes.c
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
 
 int ListKeywords(const char *keyword_info)
 {
-    if (ConfYamlLoadFile(DEFAULT_CONF_FILE) != -1)
-        SCLogLoadConfig(0, 0);
+    SCLogLoadConfig(0, 0);
     MpmTableSetup();
     SpmTableSetup();
     AppLayerSetup();