diff --git a/bin/ascoltami2 b/bin/ascoltami2
--- a/bin/ascoltami2
+++ b/bin/ascoltami2
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ from light9.ascoltami.player import Play
 from light9.ascoltami.webapp import makeApp
 from light9 import networking, showconfig
 
+logging.basicConfig()
 log = logging.getLogger()
-logging.basicConfig()
 gobject.threads_init()
 
 parser = optparse.OptionParser()
@@ -15,16 +15,14 @@ parser.add_option('--show',
     help='show URI, like http://light9.bigasterisk.com/show/dance2008')
 parser.add_option("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true",
                   help="logging.DEBUG")
-graph = showconfig.getGraph()
 (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
-
 log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if options.verbose else logging.INFO)
 
-graph = showconfig.getGraph()
 if not options.show:
     raise ValueError("missing --show http://...")
         
+graph = showconfig.getGraph()
 player = Player()
 
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