diff --git a/cli/cmd/root.go b/cli/cmd/root.go
index 436ef2fa8917c9768cdd033d0baa85e41fe4bba8..b33a00ef0b2dce10e18a60f231f8a57f0809b0e5 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/root.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func Execute() {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
+	initConfig()
 
 	// add CLI global parameters
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (./.gosdnc.toml)")