--- a/util/startup.lua	Sun Aug 19 13:20:55 2018 +0100
+++ b/util/startup.lua	Sun Aug 19 14:44:50 2018 +0100
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 		print("");
 		os.exit(1);
 	end
+	prosody.config_loaded = true;
 end
 
 function startup.check_dependencies()