diff --git a/daemon/nfd.cpp b/daemon/nfd.cpp
index e07b5d8..a178fe4 100644
--- a/daemon/nfd.cpp
+++ b/daemon/nfd.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2019,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2021,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@
   ConfigFile config(&ignoreRibAndLogSections);
   general::setConfigFile(config);
 
+  m_forwarder->setConfigFile(config);
+
   TablesConfigSection tablesConfig(*m_forwarder);
   tablesConfig.setConfigFile(config);
 
@@ -183,6 +185,8 @@
   ConfigFile config(&ignoreRibAndLogSections);
   general::setConfigFile(config);
 
+  m_forwarder->setConfigFile(config);
+
   TablesConfigSection tablesConfig(*m_forwarder);
   tablesConfig.setConfigFile(config);