diff --git a/test/libmpv_encode.c b/test/libmpv_encode.c
index 7cc0eb1296..c3c804f543 100644
--- a/test/libmpv_encode.c
+++ b/test/libmpv_encode.c
@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     check_api_error(mpv_set_option_string(ctx, "o", out_path));
     check_api_error(mpv_set_option_string(ctx, "of", "matroska"));
     check_api_error(mpv_set_option_string(ctx, "end", "1.5"));
+    check_api_error(mpv_set_option_string(ctx, "terminal", "yes"));
+    check_api_error(mpv_set_option_string(ctx, "msg-level", "all=v"));
 
     if (mpv_initialize(ctx) != 0)
         return 1;
 
-    check_api_error(mpv_set_option_string(ctx, "terminal", "yes"));
-    check_api_error(mpv_set_option_string(ctx, "msg-level", "all=v"));
     check_api_error(mpv_set_option_string(ctx, "idle", "once"));
 
     const char *cmd[] = {"loadfile", "av://lavfi:testsrc", NULL};