diff --git a/ykval-gen-clients b/ykval-gen-clients
index 447890c..bddef0f 100755
--- a/ykval-gen-clients
+++ b/ykval-gen-clients
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@
 
 set_include_path(get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . "/usr/share/yubikey-val:/etc/yubico/val");
 
-require_once 'ykval-config.php';
-require_once 'ykval-db.php';
-
-$logname="ykval-gen-clients";
-$myLog = new Log($logname);
-
 $options = getopt("h", array("help", "email::", "notes::", "otp::", "urandom"));
 
 if(array_key_exists('h', $options) || array_key_exists('help', $options)) {
@@ -54,6 +48,12 @@ if(array_key_exists('h', $options) || array_key_exists('help', $options)) {
   exit(1);
 }
 
+require_once 'ykval-config.php';
+require_once 'ykval-db.php';
+
+$logname="ykval-gen-clients";
+$myLog = new Log($logname);
+
 $db = Db::GetDatabaseHandle($baseParams, $logname);
 
 if(!$db->connect()) {