diff --git a/vertx-config/src/main/java/io/vertx/config/impl/ConfigRetrieverImpl.java b/vertx-config/src/main/java/io/vertx/config/impl/ConfigRetrieverImpl.java
index 041cb2c0..6fde696f 100644
--- a/vertx-config/src/main/java/io/vertx/config/impl/ConfigRetrieverImpl.java
+++ b/vertx-config/src/main/java/io/vertx/config/impl/ConfigRetrieverImpl.java
@@ -257,12 +257,12 @@ private Future<JsonObject> compute() {
       .map(s -> s.get(context.owner()))
       .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
-    return Future.all(futures).map(compositeFuture -> {
+    return context.succeededFuture().compose(v -> Future.all(futures).map(compositeFuture -> {
       // Merge the different futures
       JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
       futures.forEach(future -> json.mergeIn((JsonObject) future.result(), true));
       return json;
-    }).map(json -> processor != null ? processor.apply(json) : json);
+    }).map(json -> processor != null ? processor.apply(json) : json));
   }
 
   /**