diff --git a/gold/link/me.go b/gold/link/me.go
index 8ed8b68..221b9d0 100644
--- a/gold/link/me.go
+++ b/gold/link/me.go
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ func NewMe(cfg *MyConfig) (m Me) {
 	}
 	m.me = ip
 	m.subnet = *cidr
+	m.speedloop = cfg.SpeedLoop
+	if m.speedloop == 0 {
+		m.speedloop = 4096
+	}
 	m.conn, err = m.listen()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -110,10 +114,6 @@ func NewMe(cfg *MyConfig) (m Me) {
 			strconv.FormatUint(uint64(m.MTU()), 10), cfg.NICConfig.CIDRs...,
 		)
 	}
-	m.speedloop = cfg.SpeedLoop
-	if m.speedloop == 0 {
-		m.speedloop = 4096
-	}
 	m.mask = cfg.Mask
 	var buf [8]byte
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(buf[:], m.mask)