diff --git a/cmd/utask/root.go b/cmd/utask/root.go
index 31472e28..b0c7571d 100644
--- a/cmd/utask/root.go
+++ b/cmd/utask/root.go
@@ -118,14 +118,6 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		server = api.NewServer()
 		server.WithAuth(defaultAuthHandler)
 
-		cfg, err := utask.Config(store)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		server.SetDashboardPathPrefix(cfg.DashboardPathPrefix)
-		server.SetDashboardAPIPathPrefix(cfg.DashboardAPIPathPrefix)
-		server.SetEditorPathPrefix(cfg.EditorPathPrefix)
-
 		for _, err := range []error{
 			// register builtin executors
 			builtin.Register(),
@@ -143,6 +135,14 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			}
 		}
 
+		cfg, err := utask.Config(store)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		server.SetDashboardPathPrefix(cfg.DashboardPathPrefix)
+		server.SetDashboardAPIPathPrefix(cfg.DashboardAPIPathPrefix)
+		server.SetEditorPathPrefix(cfg.EditorPathPrefix)
+
 		if utask.FDebug {
 			log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 		}