diff --git a/varken/dbmanager.py b/varken/dbmanager.py
index 06e6f18c..04eb51e9 100644
--- a/varken/dbmanager.py
+++ b/varken/dbmanager.py
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 class DBManager(object):
     def __init__(self, server):
         self.server = server
+        self.logger = getLogger()
         if self.server.url == "influxdb.domain.tld":
             self.logger.critical("You have not configured your varken.ini. Please read Wiki page for configuration")
             exit()
         self.influx = InfluxDBClient(host=self.server.url, port=self.server.port, username=self.server.username,
                                      password=self.server.password, ssl=self.server.ssl, database='varken',
                                      verify_ssl=self.server.verify_ssl)
-        self.logger = getLogger()
         try:
             version = self.influx.request('ping', expected_response_code=204).headers['X-Influxdb-Version']
             self.logger.info('Influxdb version: %s', version)