diff --git a/src/s_conf.c b/src/s_conf.c
index fcf83bfa2..94e8669d9 100644
--- a/src/s_conf.c
+++ b/src/s_conf.c
@@ -1523,10 +1523,10 @@ yyerror(const char *msg)
 
 	strip_tabs(newlinebuf, linebuf, strlen(linebuf));
 
+	ierror("\"%s\", line %d: %s at '%s'", conffilebuf, lineno + 1, msg, newlinebuf);
 	sendto_realops_snomask(SNO_GENERAL, L_ALL, "\"%s\", line %d: %s at '%s'",
 			     conffilebuf, lineno + 1, msg, newlinebuf);
 
-	ilog(L_MAIN, "\"%s\", line %d: %s at '%s'", conffilebuf, lineno + 1, msg, newlinebuf);
 }
 
 int