diff --git a/source/configurator/configuration.cpp b/source/configurator/configuration.cpp
index bbaaa7bf8..0d94ab371 100644
--- a/source/configurator/configuration.cpp
+++ b/source/configurator/configuration.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ void Configuration::load(const string &path){
     if(fileExists(path) == false) {
             throw runtime_error("Cannot find file: " + path);
     }
-    else if(fileExists(fileName) == false) {
+	loadStructure(path);
+    if(fileExists(fileName) == false) {
         throw runtime_error("Cannot find file: " + fileName);
     }
-
-	loadStructure(path);
 	loadValues(fileName);
 }