1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/load-configuration b/lib/load-configuration
index 4edea90..5a1fd84 100755
--- a/lib/load-configuration
+++ b/lib/load-configuration
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ if pgrep -x mysqld >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   i_am_the_master=true
   # shellcheck source=../lib/mysql-functions
   . "${base_dir}/lib/mysql-functions"
-
-  mysql_retrieve_static_information
 else
   i_am_the_master=false
 fi
@@ -108,6 +106,11 @@ if ! ${i_am_the_master} && \
   . "${base_dir}/conf/slave.conf"
 fi
 
+# load static values from the database
+if ${i_am_the_master}; then
+  mysql_retrieve_static_information
+fi
+
 # check / set up environment
 
 if [ -z "${build_list_lock_file}" ]; then