diff --git a/cmd/mirror/mirror.go b/cmd/mirror/mirror.go
index 3e4902ca7d..69e830658a 100644
--- a/cmd/mirror/mirror.go
+++ b/cmd/mirror/mirror.go
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ Order of execution:
 3. mirror event store tables
 4. recompute projections
 5. verify`,
+		PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			err := viper.MergeConfig(bytes.NewBuffer(defaultConfig))
+			logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to read default config")
+		},
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			config := mustNewMigrationConfig(viper.GetViper())
 			projectionConfig := mustNewProjectionsConfig(viper.GetViper())
@@ -59,9 +63,6 @@ Order of execution:
 The flag should be provided if you want to execute the mirror command multiple times so that the static data are also mirrored to prevent inconsistent states.`)
 	migrateProjectionsFlags(cmd)
 
-	err := viper.MergeConfig(bytes.NewBuffer(defaultConfig))
-	logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to read default config")
-
 	cmd.AddCommand(
 		eventstoreCmd(),
 		systemCmd(),