diff --git a/cmd/node_problem_detector.go b/cmd/node_problem_detector.go
index 529219b5..c64b1113 100644
--- a/cmd/node_problem_detector.go
+++ b/cmd/node_problem_detector.go
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ func main() {
 
 	pflag.Parse()
 
-	npdo.SetNodeNameOrDie()
-
-	npdo.ValidOrDie()
-
 	if npdo.PrintVersion {
 		version.PrintVersion()
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
+	npdo.SetNodeNameOrDie()
+
+	npdo.ValidOrDie()
+
 	monitors := make(map[string]types.Monitor)
 	for _, config := range npdo.SystemLogMonitorConfigPaths {
 		if _, ok := monitors[config]; ok {