--- gvpe/src/conf.C	2013/07/17 16:40:57	1.62
+++ gvpe/src/conf.C	2013/07/18 13:35:16	1.63
@@ -254,6 +254,12 @@
   if (var[0] == '#')
     return 0;		/* comment: ignore */
 
+  if (!strcmp (var, "global"))
+    {
+      node = &conf.default_node;
+      return 0;
+    }
+
   char *val = strtok (NULL, "\t\n\r =");
 
   if (!val || val[0] == '#')
@@ -307,8 +313,6 @@
     free (conf.change_root), conf.change_root = strdup (val);
 
   // per node
-  else if (!strcmp (var, "global"))
-    node = &conf.default_node;
   else if (!strcmp (var, "node"))
     {
       node = conf.find_node (val);