diff --git a/src/bitmessagemain.py b/src/bitmessagemain.py
index 84313ab9..a9515618 100755
--- a/src/bitmessagemain.py
+++ b/src/bitmessagemain.py
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ class Main(object):
             defaults.networkDefaultPayloadLengthExtraBytes = int(
                 defaults.networkDefaultPayloadLengthExtraBytes / 100)
 
-        readKnownNodes()
-
         # Not needed if objproc is disabled
         if state.enableObjProc:
 
@@ -250,6 +248,7 @@ class Main(object):
 
         # start network components if networking is enabled
         if state.enableNetwork:
+            readKnownNodes()
             start_proxyconfig()
             BMConnectionPool().connectToStream(1)
             asyncoreThread = BMNetworkThread()