diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index e50075e52..b1d002d59 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -2145,9 +2145,6 @@ def _mergeOptions(inputOptions, overrideOptions):
             errMsg += " ('%s')" % ex if ex.message else ""
             raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
 
-    if inputOptions.configFile:
-        configFileParser(inputOptions.configFile)
-
     if hasattr(inputOptions, "items"):
         inputOptionsItems = inputOptions.items()
     else:
@@ -2157,6 +2154,9 @@ def _mergeOptions(inputOptions, overrideOptions):
         if key not in conf or value not in (None, False) or overrideOptions:
             conf[key] = value
 
+    if inputOptions.configFile:
+        configFileParser(inputOptions.configFile)
+
     for key, value in conf.items():
         if value is not None:
             kb.explicitSettings.add(key)
diff --git a/lib/parse/configfile.py b/lib/parse/configfile.py
index 9a3e3e311..e76ae02a6 100644
--- a/lib/parse/configfile.py
+++ b/lib/parse/configfile.py
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ def configFileParser(configFile):
         errMsg = "missing a mandatory section 'Target' in the configuration file"
         raise SqlmapMissingMandatoryOptionException(errMsg)
 
-    condition = not config.has_option("Target", "direct")
-    condition &= not config.has_option("Target", "url")
-    condition &= not config.has_option("Target", "logFile")
-    condition &= not config.has_option("Target", "bulkFile")
-    condition &= not config.has_option("Target", "googleDork")
-    condition &= not config.has_option("Target", "requestFile")
-    condition &= not config.has_option("Target", "sitemapUrl")
-    condition &= not config.has_option("Target", "wizard")
+    condition = conf["direct"] == None and not config.has_option("Target", "direct")
+    condition &= conf["url"] == None and not config.has_option("Target", "url")
+    condition &= conf["logFile"] == None and not config.has_option("Target", "logFile")
+    condition &= conf["bulkFile"] == None and not config.has_option("Target", "bulkFile")
+    condition &= conf["googleDork"] == None and not config.has_option("Target", "googleDork")
+    condition &= conf["requestFile"] == None and not config.has_option("Target", "requestFile")
+    condition &= conf["sitemapUrl"] == None and not config.has_option("Target", "sitemapUrl")
+    condition &= conf["wizard"] == None and not config.has_option("Target", "wizard")
 
     if condition:
         errMsg = "missing a mandatory option in the configuration file "