diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 8e489a9..583c009 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -7369,20 +7369,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* initialize stick-tables on backend capable proxies. This must not
-	 * be done earlier because the data size may be discovered while parsing
-	 * other proxies.
-	 */
-	for (curproxy = proxy; curproxy; curproxy = curproxy->next) {
-		if (curproxy->state == PR_STSTOPPED)
-			continue;
-
-		if (!stktable_init(&curproxy->table)) {
-			Alert("Proxy '%s': failed to initialize stick-table.\n", curproxy->id);
-			cfgerr++;
-		}
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Recount currently required checks.
 	 */
@@ -7436,6 +7422,20 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* initialize stick-tables on backend capable proxies. This must not
+	 * be done earlier because the data size may be discovered while parsing
+	 * other proxies.
+	 */
+	for (curproxy = proxy; curproxy; curproxy = curproxy->next) {
+		if (curproxy->state == PR_STSTOPPED)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!stktable_init(&curproxy->table)) {
+			Alert("Proxy '%s': failed to initialize stick-table.\n", curproxy->id);
+			cfgerr++;
+		}
+	}
+
 	pool2_hdr_idx = create_pool("hdr_idx",
 				    global.tune.max_http_hdr * sizeof(struct hdr_idx_elem),
 				    MEM_F_SHARED);