diff --git a/src/aleph/vm/orchestrator/cli.py b/src/aleph/vm/orchestrator/cli.py
index fdd20b3e5..2a7cf783c 100644
--- a/src/aleph/vm/orchestrator/cli.py
+++ b/src/aleph/vm/orchestrator/cli.py
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ async def fake_read() -> bytes:
     settings.WATCH_FOR_MESSAGES = False
     settings.WATCH_FOR_UPDATES = False
 
+    # Finish setting up the settings
+    settings.setup()
+    settings.check()
+
     # First test all methods
     settings.REUSE_TIMEOUT = 0.1
     for path in (