diff --git a/src/util/system.cpp b/src/util/system.cpp
--- a/src/util/system.cpp
+++ b/src/util/system.cpp
@@ -1070,22 +1070,20 @@
 
             // Warn about recursive -includeconf
             conf_file_names = GetArgs("-includeconf");
-            {
-                std::vector<std::string> includeconf_net(
-                    GetArgs(std::string("-") + chain_id + ".includeconf"));
+            std::vector<std::string> includeconf_net(
+                GetArgs(std::string("-") + chain_id + ".includeconf"));
+            conf_file_names.insert(conf_file_names.end(),
+                                   includeconf_net.begin(),
+                                   includeconf_net.end());
+            std::string chain_id_final = GetChainName();
+            if (chain_id_final != chain_id) {
+                // Also warn about recursive includeconf for the chain that was
+                // specified in one of the includeconfs
+                includeconf_net =
+                    GetArgs(std::string("-") + chain_id_final + ".includeconf");
                 conf_file_names.insert(conf_file_names.end(),
                                        includeconf_net.begin(),
                                        includeconf_net.end());
-                std::string chain_id_final = GetChainName();
-                if (chain_id_final != chain_id) {
-                    // Also warn about recursive includeconf for the chain that
-                    // was specified in one of the includeconfs
-                    includeconf_net = GetArgs(std::string("-") +
-                                              chain_id_final + ".includeconf");
-                    conf_file_names.insert(conf_file_names.end(),
-                                           includeconf_net.begin(),
-                                           includeconf_net.end());
-                }
             }
             for (const std::string &conf_file_name : conf_file_names) {
                 tfm::format(std::cerr,