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