diff --git a/lib/simple_config.py b/lib/simple_config.py
index 1ae65792..127b480b 100644
--- a/lib/simple_config.py
+++ b/lib/simple_config.py
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ a SimpleConfig instance then reads the wallet file.
 
         # user conf, writeable
         self.user_config = {}
-        if options.get('portable') == False:
-            self.read_user_config()
+        self.read_user_config()