diff --git a/accountant/__init__.py b/accountant/__init__.py
index ad9c223..b6ad0a6 100644
--- a/accountant/__init__.py
+++ b/accountant/__init__.py
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ from flask.ext.assets import Environment
 # The app
 app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=None)
 
-app.config['SQLALCHEMY_ECHO'] = app.debug
 app.config.from_pyfile('config.cfg')
 
+app.config['SQLALCHEMY_ECHO'] = app.debug
 
 db = SQLAlchemy(app)