diff --git a/contrib/httpuploadcomponent b/contrib/httpuploadcomponent
index 4200dbb..33e80e6 100755
--- a/contrib/httpuploadcomponent
+++ b/contrib/httpuploadcomponent
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ PIDFILE=/var/run/${NAME}.pid
 USER=prosody
 export LOGNAME=$USER
 
-test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
-
 # Allow user to override default values listed above
 [ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
 
+test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
+
 set -e
 
 function _start() {