diff --git a/src/util-running-modes.c b/src/util-running-modes.c
index a88885c0a26f..dd50c85ab420 100644
--- a/src/util-running-modes.c
+++ b/src/util-running-modes.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 int ListKeywords(const char *keyword_info)
 {
+    EngineModeSetIDS();
     SCLogLoadConfig(0, 0, 0, 0);
     MpmTableSetup();
     SpmTableSetup();
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ int ListKeywords(const char *keyword_info)
 
 int ListAppLayerProtocols(const char *conf_filename)
 {
+    EngineModeSetIDS();
     if (ConfYamlLoadFile(conf_filename) != -1)
         SCLogLoadConfig(0, 0, 0, 0);
     MpmTableSetup();