diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index 3e5368..35d7aa 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -1831,6 +1831,8 @@ int get_conf(const char *conffile, int securitycheck, list_t **acc_list,
         return e;
     }
     fclose(f);
+    /* We don't care whether the user owns the file or not. */
+    conffile_contains_secrets = 0;
     e = CONF_EOK;
     if (securitycheck && conffile_contains_secrets)
     {