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

index 20a6e31..dececd5 100644

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

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

@@ -8126,15 +8126,6 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, ns_server_t *server,

 		ns_os_changeuser();

 	}

-	/*

-	 * Check that the working directory is writable.

-	 */

-	if (!isc_file_isdirwritable(".")) {

-		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.

@@ -8209,6 +8200,15 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, ns_server_t *server,

 			      "config file");

 	}

+	/*

+	 * Check that the working directory is writable.

+	 */

+	if (!isc_file_isdirwritable(".")) {

+		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