diff --git a/engine/cli/main.cc b/engine/cli/main.cc
index 52fc5591f..8ed4beb61 100644
--- a/engine/cli/main.cc
+++ b/engine/cli/main.cc
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
   if (should_check_for_latest_llamacpp_version) {
     std::thread t1([]() {
-      auto config = file_manager_utils::GetCortexConfig();
       // TODO: namh current we only check for llamacpp. Need to add support for other engine
       auto get_latest_version = []() -> cpp::result<std::string, std::string> {
         try {
@@ -176,6 +175,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
       auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
       CTL_DBG("latest llama.cpp version: " << res.value());
+      auto config = file_manager_utils::GetCortexConfig();
       config.checkedForLlamacppUpdateAt =
           std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(
               now.time_since_epoch())