diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/ConfigurationLoader.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/ConfigurationLoader.cs
index bc7ecb71d1..010ae5aacc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/ConfigurationLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/ConfigurationLoader.cs
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 m_config.Source.Merge(envConfigSource);
             }
 
-            ReadConfigSettings();
-            
             m_config.Source.ExpandKeyValues();
 
+            ReadConfigSettings();
+
             return m_config;
         }