diff --git a/examples/llama.vim b/examples/llama.vim
index 53222ea12..50353f22e 100644
--- a/examples/llama.vim
+++ b/examples/llama.vim
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ let s:default_config = {
     \ 'ring_update_ms':   1000,
     \ }
 
+let g:llama_config = get(g:, 'llama_config', s:default_config)
+
 let s:nvim_ghost_text = exists('*nvim_buf_get_mark')
 let s:vim_ghost_text = has('textprop')
 
@@ -106,8 +108,6 @@ if s:vim_ghost_text
     endif
 endif
 
-let g:llama_config = get(g:, 'llama_config', s:default_config)
-
 function! s:get_indent(str)
     let l:count = 0
     for i in range(len(a:str))