diff --git a/cmd/initialise/config.go b/cmd/initialise/config.go
index 848bece05b..b3499ea7ad 100644
--- a/cmd/initialise/config.go
+++ b/cmd/initialise/config.go
@@ -24,5 +24,7 @@ func MustNewConfig(v *viper.Viper) *Config {
 	err = config.Log.SetLogger()
 	logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to set logger")
 
+	id.Configure(config.Machine)
+
 	return config
 }
diff --git a/cmd/initialise/init.go b/cmd/initialise/init.go
index 14c4a0cfcc..9a62a87994 100644
--- a/cmd/initialise/init.go
+++ b/cmd/initialise/init.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zitadel/logging"
 
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/database"
-	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/id"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -58,8 +57,6 @@ The user provided by flags needs privileges to
 }
 
 func InitAll(config *Config) {
-	id.Configure(config.Machine)
-
 	err := initialise(config.Database,
 		VerifyUser(config.Database.Username(), config.Database.Password()),
 		VerifyDatabase(config.Database.Database()),
diff --git a/cmd/initialise/verify_database.go b/cmd/initialise/verify_database.go
index 08133472c5..e9f46687f9 100644
--- a/cmd/initialise/verify_database.go
+++ b/cmd/initialise/verify_database.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The user provided by flags needs priviledge to
 - grant all rights of the ZITADEL database to the user created if not yet set
 `,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			config := MustNewConfig(viper.New())
+			config := MustNewConfig(viper.GetViper())
 
 			err := initialise(config.Database, VerifyDatabase(config.Database.Database()))
 			logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to initialize the database")
diff --git a/cmd/initialise/verify_grant.go b/cmd/initialise/verify_grant.go
index 24915c7caf..bbe2b639ee 100644
--- a/cmd/initialise/verify_grant.go
+++ b/cmd/initialise/verify_grant.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Prereqesits:
 - cockroachDB or postgreSQL
 `,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			config := MustNewConfig(viper.New())
+			config := MustNewConfig(viper.GetViper())
 
 			err := initialise(config.Database, VerifyGrant(config.Database.Database(), config.Database.Username()))
 			logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to set grant")
diff --git a/cmd/initialise/verify_user.go b/cmd/initialise/verify_user.go
index 0dddb50f7f..702b51f126 100644
--- a/cmd/initialise/verify_user.go
+++ b/cmd/initialise/verify_user.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The user provided by flags needs priviledge to
 - grant all rights of the ZITADEL database to the user created if not yet set
 `,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			config := MustNewConfig(viper.New())
+			config := MustNewConfig(viper.GetViper())
 
 			err := initialise(config.Database, VerifyUser(config.Database.Username(), config.Database.Password()))
 			logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to init user")
diff --git a/cmd/start/config.go b/cmd/start/config.go
index 66f97b06c7..86bbef92e9 100644
--- a/cmd/start/config.go
+++ b/cmd/start/config.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/config/systemdefaults"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/crypto"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/database"
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/id"
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/query/projection"
 	static_config "github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/static/config"
 	metrics "github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/telemetry/metrics/config"
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	AuditLogRetention time.Duration
 	SystemAPIUsers    map[string]*internal_authz.SystemAPIUser
 	CustomerPortal    string
+	Machine           *id.Config
 }
 
 func MustNewConfig(v *viper.Viper) *Config {
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ func MustNewConfig(v *viper.Viper) *Config {
 	err = config.Metrics.NewMeter()
 	logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to set meter")
 
+	id.Configure(config.Machine)
+
 	return config
 }