diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index d928094bb..3fd08ce00 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -548,6 +548,10 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup)
 #endif
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 2: parameter interactions
+    // Set this early so that parameter interactions go to console
+    fPrintToConsole = GetBoolArg("-printtoconsole", false);
+    fLogTimestamps = GetBoolArg("-logtimestamps", true);
+    fLogIPs = GetBoolArg("-logips", false);
 
     if (mapArgs.count("-bind") || mapArgs.count("-whitebind")) {
         // when specifying an explicit binding address, you want to listen on it
@@ -641,9 +645,6 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup)
         nScriptCheckThreads = MAX_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS;
 
     fServer = GetBoolArg("-server", false);
-    fPrintToConsole = GetBoolArg("-printtoconsole", false);
-    fLogTimestamps = GetBoolArg("-logtimestamps", true);
-    fLogIPs = GetBoolArg("-logips", false);
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     bool fDisableWallet = GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", false);
 #endif