diff --git a/utils/collectd/files/collectd.init b/utils/collectd/files/collectd.init
index b07416f4e..7400194b0 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/files/collectd.init
+++ b/utils/collectd/files/collectd.init
@@ -310,10 +310,6 @@ process_config() {
 	config_get BaseDir globals BaseDir "/var/run/collectd"
 	printf "BaseDir \"%s\"\n" "$BaseDir" >> "$COLLECTD_CONF"
 
-	config_get Include globals Include "/tmp/collectd.d"
-	printf "Include \"%s\"\n" "$Include" >> "$COLLECTD_CONF"
-	mkdir -p "$Include"
-
 	config_get PIDFile globals PIDFile "/var/run/collectd.pid"
 	printf "PIDFile \"%s\"\n" "$PIDFile" >> "$COLLECTD_CONF"
 
@@ -332,6 +328,10 @@ process_config() {
 	config_get Hostname globals Hostname "$(uname -n)"
 	printf "Hostname \"%s\"\n" "$Hostname" >> "$COLLECTD_CONF"
 
+	config_get Include globals Include "/tmp/collectd.d"
+	printf "Include \"%s\"\n" "$Include" >> "$COLLECTD_CONF"
+	mkdir -p "$Include"
+
 	printf "\n" >> "$COLLECTD_CONF"
 
 	# PLUGIN CONFIG