diff --git a/avocado/__init__.py b/avocado/__init__.py
index 536389cc5c99d7ded59f1c9c375475a3b5206c3e..ec9438d8b5a32da0a60668d0121eab2cb7776716 100644
--- a/avocado/__init__.py
+++ b/avocado/__init__.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from avocado.core.settings import settings
 register_core_options()
 settings.merge_with_configs()
 initialize_plugins()
+settings.merge_with_configs()
 
 from avocado.core.decorators import (cancel_on, fail_on, skip, skipIf,
                                      skipUnless)