diff --git a/configfileparser.cpp b/configfileparser.cpp
index 39bc47c..dbb9c7d 100644
--- a/configfileparser.cpp
+++ b/configfileparser.cpp
@@ -289,12 +289,6 @@ void ConfigFileParser::loadFile(bool test)
         }
     }
 
-    if (tmpSettings->listeners.empty())
-    {
-        std::shared_ptr<Listener> defaultListener(new Listener());
-        tmpSettings->listeners.push_back(defaultListener);
-    }
-
     tmpSettings->authOptCompatWrap = AuthOptCompatWrap(authOpts);
 
     if (!test)
diff --git a/mainapp.cpp b/mainapp.cpp
index 5161096..31de8ee 100644
--- a/mainapp.cpp
+++ b/mainapp.cpp
@@ -476,6 +476,13 @@ void MainApp::loadConfig()
     confFileParser->loadFile(false);
     settings = std::move(confFileParser->settings);
 
+    if (settings->listeners.empty())
+    {
+        std::shared_ptr<Listener> defaultListener(new Listener());
+        defaultListener->isValid();
+        settings->listeners.push_back(defaultListener);
+    }
+
     // For now, it's too much work to be able to reload new listeners, with all the shared resource stuff going on. So, I'm
     // loading them to a local var which is never updated.
     if (listeners.empty())