diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index c01c73b..f3a9d83 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,15 @@ public:
 			logger->print(LOGLEVEL_ERROR, "No filer factory available");
 			return;
 		}
-		filer = default_filer_factory();
+		this->setupFiler();
 		submit(230, conf_format(server_name, (std::map<std::string, std::string>){{std::string(APPNAME_VAR),std::string(APPNAME)},{std::string(VERSION_VAR),std::string(VERSION)}}));
 	}
 	
+	void setupFiler() {
+		filer = default_filer_factory();
+		filer->initialize(config->get(default_filer_name)->get());
+	}
+	
 	int receive(std::string cmd, std::string argstr) {
 		if (control_sock <= 0) return 1;
 		
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ public:
 		} else if (cmd == "REIN") {
 			if (state == FTP_STATE_ONDATA) data_close();
 			auth_data = new ClientAuthDetails{};
-			filer = default_filer_factory();
+			this->setupFiler();
 			// Reset features
 			for (const auto &x : features)
 				features[x.first] = "OFF";
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a96a6d2..e57401c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ void initializePlugins() {
 	
 	// Initialize filer
 	std::string filer_type = config->getValue("engines", "filer", "local");
+	default_filer_name = filer_type;
 	default_filer_factory = filer_manager.getFactory(filer_type);
 	
 	if (!default_filer_factory) {
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index f7d00f3..7be20d0 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ std::string motd;
 ConfigFile* config;
 Auth* auth;
 Logger* logger;
+static std::string default_filer_name;
 static typename PluginTraits<Filer>::CreateFunc default_filer_factory = nullptr;
 bool runServer;
 bool runCompression;