diff --git a/tinyldap.c b/tinyldap.c
index a9c76c0..7222766 100644
--- a/tinyldap.c
+++ b/tinyldap.c
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ void map_datafile(const char* filename) {
       exit(0);
     }
   }
+  load_acls();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2347,8 +2348,6 @@ int main(int argc,char* argv[]) {
 
   map_datafile(argc>1?argv[1]:"data");
 
-  load_acls();
-
   readjournal();
 
 #if 0