diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Config.cpp b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Config.cpp
index 78af72b..babc847 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Config.cpp
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Config.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@
 	memset(flt_rule_count_v4, 0, IPA_CLIENT_MAX*sizeof(int));
 	memset(flt_rule_count_v6, 0, IPA_CLIENT_MAX*sizeof(int));
 	memset(bridge_mac, 0, IPA_MAC_ADDR_SIZE*sizeof(uint8_t));
-	ver = GetIPAVer(true);
 
 	IPACMDBG_H(" create IPACM_Config constructor\n");
 	return;
@@ -184,6 +183,7 @@
 	{
 		IPACMERR("Failed opening %s.\n", DEVICE_NAME);
 	}
+	ver = GetIPAVer(true);
 #ifdef FEATURE_IPACM_HAL
 	strlcpy(IPACM_config_file, "/vendor/etc/IPACM_cfg.xml", sizeof(IPACM_config_file));
 #else