diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
index ae13e42..1301c01 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
         }
         ccApplication.registerConfig(configManager);
         final CCConfig ccConfig = createCCConfig(configManager);
+        configManager.processConfig();
         cc = new ClusterControllerService(ccConfig, ccApplication);
 
         nodeNames = ccConfig.getConfigManager().getNodeNames();
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/CCDriver.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/CCDriver.java
index c4ad139..8b58046 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/CCDriver.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/CCDriver.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
             CCLogConfigurationFactory logCfgFactory = new CCLogConfigurationFactory(ccConfig);
             ConfigurationFactory.setConfigurationFactory(logCfgFactory);
             cfg.removeLogger("Console");
+            configManager.processConfig();
             ctx.start(logCfgFactory.getConfiguration(ctx, ConfigurationSource.NULL_SOURCE));
             ClusterControllerService ccService = new ClusterControllerService(ccConfig, application);
             ccService.start();
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/ClusterControllerService.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/ClusterControllerService.java
index b5dacfb..b2e4a5e 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/ClusterControllerService.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/cc/ClusterControllerService.java
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("ICCApplication cannot be null");
         }
         this.application = application;
-        configManager.processConfig();
         File jobLogFolder = new File(ccConfig.getRootDir(), "logs/jobs");
         jobLog = new LogFile(jobLogFolder);
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NCDriver.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NCDriver.java
index fdd271c..b460735 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NCDriver.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NCDriver.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
             Configuration cfg = ctx.getConfiguration();
             NCLogConfigurationFactory logCfgFactory = new NCLogConfigurationFactory(ncConfig);
             ConfigurationFactory.setConfigurationFactory(logCfgFactory);
+            configManager.processConfig();
             cfg.removeLogger("Console");
             ctx.start(logCfgFactory.getConfiguration(ctx, ConfigurationSource.NULL_SOURCE));
             final NodeControllerService ncService = new NodeControllerService(ncConfig, application);
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
index 653d6e01..d7da5a4 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@
         if (application == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("INCApplication cannot be null");
         }
-        configManager.processConfig();
         this.application = application;
         id = ncConfig.getNodeId();
         if (id == null) {