diff --git a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
index e159b1ac..efc62bca 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ class Controller:
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def start(self):
         log.info("Start controller")
-        yield from self.load()
+
         server_config = Config.instance().get_section_config("Server")
         host = server_config.get("host", "localhost")
+
         # If console_host is 0.0.0.0 client will use the ip they use
         # to connect to the controller
         console_host = host
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class Controller:
                                     user=server_config.get("user", ""),
                                     password=server_config.get("password", ""),
                                     force=True)
+        yield from self._load_controller_settings()
         yield from self.load_projects()
         yield from self.gns3vm.auto_start_vm()
         yield from self._project_auto_open()
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ class Controller:
             json.dump(data, f, indent=4)
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
-    def load(self):
+    def _load_controller_settings(self):
         """
         Reload the controller configuration from disk
         """
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_controller.py b/tests/controller/test_controller.py
index 3227c54f..3ae347a2 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_controller.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_controller.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def test_save(controller, controller_config_path):
         assert data["gns3vm"] == controller.gns3vm.__json__()
 
 
-def test_load(controller, controller_config_path, async_run):
+def test_load_controller_settings(controller, controller_config_path, async_run):
     controller.save()
     with open(controller_config_path) as f:
         data = json.load(f)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_load(controller, controller_config_path, async_run):
     data["gns3vm"] = {"vmname": "Test VM"}
     with open(controller_config_path, "w+") as f:
         json.dump(data, f)
-    async_run(controller.load())
+    async_run(controller._load_controller_settings())
     assert controller.settings["IOU"]
     assert controller.computes["test1"].__json__() == {
         "compute_id": "test1",
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def test_import_computes_1_x(controller, controller_config_path, async_run):
     with open(os.path.join(config_dir, "gns3_gui.conf"), "w+") as f:
         json.dump(gns3_gui_conf, f)
 
-    async_run(controller.load())
+    async_run(controller._load_controller_settings())
     for compute in controller.computes.values():
         if compute.id != "local":
             assert len(compute.id) == 36
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def test_import_gns3vm_1_x(controller, controller_config_path, async_run):
         json.dump(gns3_gui_conf, f)
 
     controller.gns3vm.settings["engine"] = None
-    async_run(controller.load())
+    async_run(controller._load_controller_settings())
     assert controller.gns3vm.settings["engine"] == "vmware"
     assert controller.gns3vm.settings["enable"]
     assert controller.gns3vm.settings["headless"]
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def test_import_remote_gns3vm_1_x(controller, controller_config_path, async_run)
         json.dump(gns3_gui_conf, f)
 
     with asyncio_patch("gns3server.controller.compute.Compute.connect"):
-        async_run(controller.load())
+        async_run(controller._load_controller_settings())
     assert controller.gns3vm.settings["engine"] == "remote"
     assert controller.gns3vm.settings["vmname"] == "http://127.0.0.1:3081"