diff --git a/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java b/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java
index c421d96f..5f6a4923 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ public class Config {
                 BufferedSource source =  buffer.readFrom(fin);
                 settings = adapter.fromJson(source);
                 settings.httpTimeout = Math.max(settings.httpTimeout, 10_000);
-                for (Site site : sites) {
-                    site.setEnabled(!settings.disabledSites.contains(site.getName()));
-                }
             }
         } else {
             LOG.error("Config file does not exist. Falling back to default values.");
             settings = OS.getDefaultSettings();
         }
+        for (Site site : sites) {
+            site.setEnabled(!settings.disabledSites.contains(site.getName()));
+        }
     }
 
     public static synchronized void init(List<Site> sites) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {