diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index da978ec..e4d9557 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ func New(cfg *config.XCConfig, backend store.Backend) (*Cli, error) {
 	cli.debug = cfg.Debug
 	cli.connectTimeout = cfg.SSHConnectTimeout
 	cli.remoteTmpDir = cfg.RemoteTmpdir
-	cli.setRaiseType(cfg.RaiseType)
-	cli.setDistributeType(cfg.Distribute)
 
 	// output
 	cli.outputFileName = ""
@@ -142,6 +140,9 @@ func New(cfg *config.XCConfig, backend store.Backend) (*Cli, error) {
 	cli.setInterpreter("sudo", cfg.SudoInterpreter)
 	cli.setInterpreter("su", cfg.SuInterpreter)
 
+	cli.setRaiseType(cfg.RaiseType)
+	cli.setDistributeType(cfg.Distribute)
+
 	cli.curDir, err = os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		term.Errorf("Error determining current directory: %s\n", err)