diff --git a/collectors/ipmiMetric.go b/collectors/ipmiMetric.go
index bf09e5d..bacbe40 100644
--- a/collectors/ipmiMetric.go
+++ b/collectors/ipmiMetric.go
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ func (m *IpmiCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Read metrics to include
+	m.includeMetrics = make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, metric := range m.config.IncludeMetrics {
+		metric = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(metric))
+		if metric != "" {
+			m.includeMetrics[metric] = true
+		}
+	}
+
 	m.ipmitool = m.config.IpmitoolPath
 	m.ipmisensors = m.config.IpmisensorsPath
 
@@ -108,15 +117,6 @@ func (m *IpmiCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 	m.ipmitool = ""
 	cclog.ComponentDebugf(m.name, "Unable to use ipmitool for ipmistat collector: %v", ipmiToolErr)
 
-	// read metrics to include
-	m.includeMetrics = make(map[string]bool)
-	for _, metric := range m.config.IncludeMetrics {
-		metric = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(metric))
-		if metric != "" {
-			m.includeMetrics[metric] = true
-		}
-	}
-
 	return fmt.Errorf("unable to init neither ipmitool (%w) nor ipmi-sensors (%w)", ipmiToolErr, ipmiSensorsErr)
 }