diff --git a/src/kore.c b/src/kore.c
index 6acea6e..b143785 100644
--- a/src/kore.c
+++ b/src/kore.c
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ version(void)
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+#if defined(KORE_SINGLE_BINARY)
 	struct kore_runtime_call	*rcall;
+#endif
 	int				ch, flags;
 
 	flags = 0;
@@ -198,12 +200,12 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		usage();
 #else
 	kore_module_load(NULL, NULL, KORE_MODULE_NATIVE);
-#endif
 	rcall = kore_runtime_getcall("kore_parent_configure");
 	if (rcall != NULL) {
 		kore_runtime_execute(rcall);
 		kore_free(rcall);
 	}
+#endif
 
 	kore_parse_config();
 	kore_platform_init();
@@ -416,6 +418,9 @@ kore_server_start(void)
 {
 	u_int32_t			tmp;
 	int				quit;
+#if !defined(KORE_SINGLE_BINARY)
+	struct kore_runtime_call	*rcall;
+#endif
 
 	if (foreground == 0 && daemon(1, 1) == -1)
 		fatal("cannot daemon(): %s", errno_s);
@@ -434,6 +439,14 @@ kore_server_start(void)
 #if defined(KORE_USE_JSONRPC)
 	kore_log(LOG_NOTICE, "jsonrpc built-in enabled");
 #endif
+#if !defined(KORE_SINGLE_BINARY)
+	rcall = kore_runtime_getcall("kore_parent_configure");
+	if (rcall != NULL) {
+		kore_runtime_execute(rcall);
+		kore_free(rcall);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	kore_platform_proctitle("kore [parent]");
 	kore_msg_init();
 	kore_worker_init();