diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index 32c67bb8e..c33690e96 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ var CONFIG_SYNTAX_HELP = '  module.exports = function(config) {\n' +
 var parseConfig = function (configFilePath, cliOptions) {
   var configModule
   if (configFilePath) {
-    log.debug('Loading config %s', configFilePath)
 
     try {
       configModule = require(configFilePath)
@@ -389,7 +388,6 @@ var parseConfig = function (configFilePath, cliOptions) {
       return process.exit(1)
     }
   } else {
-    log.debug('No config file specified.')
     // if no config file path is passed, we define a dummy config module.
     configModule = function () {}
   }
@@ -433,6 +431,12 @@ var parseConfig = function (configFilePath, cliOptions) {
   // configure the logger as soon as we can
   logger.setup(config.logLevel, config.colors, config.loggers)
 
+  if (configFilePath) {
+    log.debug('Loading config %s', configFilePath)
+  } else {
+    log.debug('No config file specified.')
+  }
+
   return normalizeConfig(config, configFilePath)
 }