--- a/dav/scfg.c	Sun Feb 28 18:14:28 2016 +0100
+++ b/dav/scfg.c	Wed Mar 02 10:20:38 2016 +0100
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
 }
 
 int load_sync_config() {
+    directories = ucx_map_new(8);
+    
     char *file = util_concat_path(ENV_HOME, ".dav/sync.xml");
     
     struct stat s;
@@ -86,8 +88,6 @@
         return -1;
     }
     
-    directories = ucx_map_new(8);
-    
     int ret = 0;
     xmlNode *node = xmlDocGetRootElement(doc)->children;
     while(node) {