diff --git a/src/oidcendpoint/endpoint_context.py b/src/oidcendpoint/endpoint_context.py
index eed7c75..a1d8e65 100755
--- a/src/oidcendpoint/endpoint_context.py
+++ b/src/oidcendpoint/endpoint_context.py
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ def __init__(
         self.keyjar = keyjar or KeyJar()
         self.cwd = cwd
 
+        if self.keyjar is None or self.keyjar.owners() == []:
+            args = {k: v for k, v in conf["jwks"].items() if k != "uri_path"}
+            self.keyjar = init_key_jar(**args)
+
         try:
             self.seed = bytes(conf["seed"], "utf-8")
         except KeyError:
@@ -199,10 +203,6 @@ def __init__(
         except KeyError:
             self.jwks_uri = ""
 
-        if self.keyjar is None or self.keyjar.owners() == []:
-            args = {k: v for k, v in conf["jwks"].items() if k != "uri_path"}
-            self.keyjar = init_key_jar(**args)
-
         for item in [
             "cookie_dealer",
             "authz",