diff --git a/configure-host.sh b/configure-host.sh
index dee4938..dd2d56b 100755
--- a/configure-host.sh
+++ b/configure-host.sh
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ EOF
 load_observability_env() {
   local env_file
 
-  if [ -f "./.env.observability" ]; then
-    env_file="./.env.observability"
-  else
+  if [ -d "./${INSTALL_DIR}" ]; then
     env_file="${INSTALL_DIR}/.env.observability"
+  else
+    env_file="./.env.observability"
   fi
 
   if [ ! -f "$env_file" ]; then
@@ -353,14 +353,14 @@ verify_result() {
 
 main() {
   print_banner
-  load_observability_env
   check_systemctl
   check_docker_installed
   check_docker_service_status
   show_summary
   configure_docker_service
   configure_docker_log_limit
-  verify_result  
+  verify_result
+  load_observability_env
 }
 
 main "$@"