diff --git a/src/dropdown/bs-dropdown.directive.ts b/src/dropdown/bs-dropdown.directive.ts
index 8ddff67dda..01a9f089db 100644
--- a/src/dropdown/bs-dropdown.directive.ts
+++ b/src/dropdown/bs-dropdown.directive.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ export class BsDropdownDirective implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     this.onShown = this._dropdown.onShown;
     this.onHidden = this._dropdown.onHidden;
+
+    // set initial dropdown state from config
+    this._state.autoClose = this._config.autoClose;
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
@@ -127,9 +130,6 @@ export class BsDropdownDirective implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       show: () => this.show()
     });
 
-    // set initial dropdown state from config
-    this._state.autoClose = this._config.autoClose;
-
     // toggle visibility on toggle element click
     this._subscriptions.push(this._state
       .toggleClick.subscribe((value: boolean) => this.toggle(value)));