diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_app.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_app.erl
index 6188d8030..c56cdb520 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_app.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_app.erl
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 start(_Type, _Args) ->
     ok = maybe_load_config(),
     ok = emqx_persistent_session:init_db_backend(),
+    ok = emqx_config_logger:refresh_config(),
     ok = maybe_start_quicer(),
     ok = emqx_bpapi:start(),
     wait_boot_shards(),
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_config.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_config.erl
index 117043911..6d706316c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_config.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_config.erl
@@ -592,7 +592,6 @@ save_to_override_conf(RawConf, Opts) ->
 add_handlers() ->
     ok = emqx_config_logger:add_handler(),
     emqx_sys_mon:add_handler(),
-    emqx_config_logger:refresh_config(),
     ok.
 
 remove_handlers() ->