diff --git a/gg.c b/gg.c
index e25e9cc..b70fd63 100644
--- a/gg.c
+++ b/gg.c
@@ -411,18 +411,18 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		usage();
 	}
 
-	signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	if (argc != 1)
+		usage();
 
 	load_tls_conf();
 
+	signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
 	if (pledge("stdio inet dns", NULL) == -1)
 		err(1, "pledge");
 #endif
 
-	if (argc != 1)
-		usage();
-
 	code = get(*argv);
 
 	return code < 20 || code >= 30;