diff --git a/slack-matrix-migration/slack-matrix-migration/migrate.py b/slack-matrix-migration/slack-matrix-migration/migrate.py
index 963baea..bf7694c 100644
--- a/slack-matrix-migration/slack-matrix-migration/migrate.py
+++ b/slack-matrix-migration/slack-matrix-migration/migrate.py
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ def test_config(yaml):
 
     return config
 
+config = test_config(config_yaml)
+
 def loadZip(config):
     zipName = config["zipfile"]
     log.info("Opening zipfile: " + zipName)
@@ -866,8 +868,6 @@ def main():
     logging.captureWarnings(True)
     log = logging.getLogger('SLACK.MIGRATE.MAIN')
 
-    config = test_config(yaml)
-
     jsonFiles = loadZip(config)
 
     # login with admin user to gain access token