diff --git a/modules/siprec/siprec_logic.c b/modules/siprec/siprec_logic.c
index 122f3047ee9..02ef39e062a 100644
--- a/modules/siprec/siprec_logic.c
+++ b/modules/siprec/siprec_logic.c
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ int src_init(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (src_init_events() < 0) {
+		LM_ERR("could not initialize siprec events\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	skip_failover_codes.len = strlen(skip_failover_codes.s);
 	if (!skip_failover_codes.len)
 		return 0;
@@ -76,11 +81,6 @@ int src_init(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (src_init_events() < 0) {
-		LM_ERR("could not initialize siprec events\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }