diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 29533d0..c3526a9 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -421,13 +421,6 @@ void MainWindow::setupSettingsModal() {
             settings.rpcpassword->setEnabled(false);
         }
         else {
-            // Load current values into the dialog        
-            auto conf = Settings::getInstance()->getSettings();
-            settings.hostname->setText(conf.host);
-            settings.port->setText(conf.port);
-            settings.rpcuser->setText(conf.rpcuser);
-            settings.rpcpassword->setText(conf.rpcpassword);
-
             settings.confMsg->setText("No local zcash.conf found. Please configure connection manually.");
             settings.hostname->setEnabled(true);
             settings.port->setEnabled(true);
@@ -435,6 +428,13 @@ void MainWindow::setupSettingsModal() {
             settings.rpcpassword->setEnabled(true);
         }
 
+        // Load current values into the dialog        
+        auto conf = Settings::getInstance()->getSettings();
+        settings.hostname->setText(conf.host);
+        settings.port->setText(conf.port);
+        settings.rpcuser->setText(conf.rpcuser);
+        settings.rpcpassword->setText(conf.rpcpassword);
+
         // Connection tab by default
         settings.tabWidget->setCurrentIndex(0);