diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 229ed28..851810b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "feroxbuster"
-version = "1.9.0"
+version = "1.9.1"
 authors = ["Ben 'epi' Risher <epibar052@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"
 edition = "2018"
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 9fe8bf3..b174027 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -436,6 +436,9 @@ impl Configuration {
         // merge the cli options into the config file options and return the result
         Self::merge_config(&mut config, cli_config);
 
+        // rebuild clients is the last step in either code branch
+        Self::try_rebuild_clients(&mut config);
+
         config
     }
 
@@ -649,8 +652,6 @@ impl Configuration {
             }
         }
 
-        Self::try_rebuild_clients(&mut config);
-
         config
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_scanner.rs b/tests/test_scanner.rs
index d53d0a3..8155366 100644
--- a/tests/test_scanner.rs
+++ b/tests/test_scanner.rs
@@ -396,8 +396,6 @@ fn scanner_single_request_replayed_to_proxy() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::
         .arg(format!("http://{}", proxy.address().to_string()))
         .arg("--replay-codes")
         .arg("200")
-        .arg("--debug-log")
-        .arg("stuff")
         .unwrap();
 
     cmd.assert()