diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c

index 529ba5e..a936597 100644

--- a/bin/named/server.c

+++ b/bin/named/server.c

@@ -7892,15 +7892,6 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, ns_server_t *server,

 	if (first_time)

 		ns_os_changeuser();

-	/*

-	 * Check that the working directory is writable.

-	 */

-	if (access(".", W_OK) != 0) {

-		isc_log_write(ns_g_lctx, NS_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,

-			      NS_LOGMODULE_SERVER, ISC_LOG_ERROR,

-			      "the working directory is not writable");

-	}

-

 #ifdef HAVE_LMDB

 	/*

 	 * Reopen NZD databases.

@@ -7976,6 +7967,15 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, ns_server_t *server,

 	}

 	/*

+	 * Check that the working directory is writable.

+	 */

+	if (access(".", W_OK) != 0) {

+		isc_log_write(ns_g_lctx, NS_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,

+			      NS_LOGMODULE_SERVER, ISC_LOG_DEBUG(1),

+			      "the working directory is not writable");

+	}

+

+	/*

 	 * Set the default value of the query logging flag depending

 	 * whether a "queries" category has been defined.  This is

 	 * a disgusting hack, but we need to do this for BIND 8