diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f2dce88a5dc5f8c866587aee1182a95ace1f90a6..0bc77b87b9c61831ce74ae285dfabf90b8a48862 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -326,6 +326,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			return EXIT_FAILURE;
 		}
 
+		/* Create and init global records management settings. */
+		GlobInstcs::recMgmtSetPtr =
+		    new (std::nothrow) RecordsManagementSettings;
+		if (GlobInstcs::recMgmtSetPtr == Q_NULLPTR) {
+			logErrorNL("%s",
+			    "Cannot create records management settings.");
+			return EXIT_FAILURE;
+		}
+
 		/* Load application settings from storage. */
 		QSettings settings(Settings::settingsPath(),
 		    QSettings::IniFormat);
@@ -379,14 +388,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			return EXIT_FAILURE;
 		}
 
-		GlobInstcs::recMgmtSetPtr =
-		    new (std::nothrow) RecordsManagementSettings;
-		if (GlobInstcs::recMgmtSetPtr == Q_NULLPTR) {
-			logErrorNL("%s",
-			    "Cannot create records management settings.");
-			return EXIT_FAILURE;
-		}
-
 		GlobInstcs::recMgmtDbPtr = new (std::nothrow)
 		    RecordsManagementDb("recordsManagementDb", false);
 		if (GlobInstcs::recMgmtDbPtr == Q_NULLPTR) {