diff --git a/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py b/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py
index 8abe19a857..878a1a14cf 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ def __init__(self):
             default=False,
             description='Copy libraries instead of using biglink (Android 4.3+)')
 
+        self._read_configuration()
+
         subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest='subparser_name',
                                            help='The command to run')