diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f28020cb2d..94c71689e2 100755
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
        call is executing an AGI script calling the GET DATA command.
  -- app_disa
     -- Fixed the timeout used when no password is set
+ -- rtp
+    -- Fixed a logic error when setting the "rtpchecksums" option
  -- general
     -- A problem has been fixed with saying the date in Spanish.
     -- A line was missing for the autosupport script that caused "make rpm" to fail
@@ -31,9 +33,9 @@
     -- Fixed if the last line of text in a file for the call spool did not contain
        a new line, it would not be processed
     -- Fixed the logger so that color escape sequences wouldn't be sent to the logs
-    -- Fixed a logic error when setting the "rtpchecksums" option
     -- A lot of changes were made to correctly handle signed linear format on
        big endian machines
+    -- fix 'highpriority' option for asterisk.conf
 
 Asterisk 1.0.7
 
diff --git a/asterisk.c b/asterisk.c
index 113e5a1725..1bf800d4c8 100755
--- a/asterisk.c
+++ b/asterisk.c
@@ -1694,6 +1694,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (option_console && !option_verbose) 
+		ast_verbose("[ Reading Master Configuration ]");
+	ast_readconfig();
+
+	if (set_priority(option_highpriority)) {
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	if (rungroup) {
 		struct group *gr;
 		gr = getgrnam(rungroup);
@@ -1709,9 +1717,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			ast_verbose("Running as group '%s'\n", rungroup);
 	}
 
-	if (set_priority(option_highpriority)) {
-		exit(1);
-	}
 	if (runuser) {
 		struct passwd *pw;
 		pw = getpwnam(runuser);
@@ -1731,10 +1736,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	printf(term_end());
 	fflush(stdout);
 
-	if (option_console && !option_verbose) 
-		ast_verbose("[ Reading Master Configuration ]");
-	ast_readconfig();
-
 	if (option_console && !option_verbose) 
 		ast_verbose("[ Initializing Custom Configuration Options]");
 	/* custom config setup */