diff --git a/sh/runscript.sh.in b/sh/runscript.sh.in
index 06d51d07..4c472603 100644
--- a/sh/runscript.sh.in
+++ b/sh/runscript.sh.in
@@ -189,10 +189,6 @@ status()
 }
 
 yesno $RC_DEBUG && set -x
-if yesno "${rc_verbose:-$RC_VERBOSE}"; then
-	EINFO_VERBOSE=yes
-	export EINFO_VERBOSE
-fi
 
 _conf_d=${RC_SERVICE%/*}/../conf.d
 # If we're net.eth0 or openvpn.work then load net or openvpn config
@@ -213,6 +209,12 @@ unset _conf_d
 # Load any system overrides
 sourcex -e "@SYSCONFDIR@/rc.conf"
 
+# Set verbose mode
+if yesno "${rc_verbose:-$RC_VERBOSE}"; then
+	EINFO_VERBOSE=yes
+	export EINFO_VERBOSE
+fi
+
 for _cmd; do
 	if [ "$_cmd" != status -a "$_cmd" != describe ]; then
 		# Apply any ulimit defined