diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_python/mod_python.c b/src/mod/languages/mod_python/mod_python.c
index aa7f613512..eedbd3c0dc 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_python/mod_python.c
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_python/mod_python.c
@@ -388,9 +388,6 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_python_load)
 
 	switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_NOTICE, "Python Framework Loading...\n");
 
-	globals.pool = pool;
-	do_config();
-
 	if (!Py_IsInitialized()) {
 
 		// initialize python system
@@ -411,6 +408,8 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_python_load)
 		PyEval_ReleaseLock();
 	}
 
+	globals.pool = pool;
+	do_config();
 
 	/* connect my internal structure to the blank pointer passed to me */
 	*module_interface = switch_loadable_module_create_module_interface(pool, modname);