diff --git a/openerp/tools/config.py b/openerp/tools/config.py
index a628cc8cab0..f1c3931e81f 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/config.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/config.py
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ class configmanager(object):
         group.add_option("-P", "--import-partial", dest="import_partial", my_default='',
                         help="Use this for big data importation, if it crashes you will be able to continue at the current state. Provide a filename to store intermediate importation states.")
         group.add_option("--pidfile", dest="pidfile", help="file where the server pid will be stored")
+        group.add_option("--addons-path", dest="addons_path",
+                         help="specify additional addons paths (separated by commas).",
+                         action="callback", callback=self._check_addons_path, nargs=1, type="string")
         group.add_option("--load", dest="server_wide_modules", help="Comma-separated list of server-wide modules default=web")
         parser.add_option_group(group)
 
@@ -233,9 +236,6 @@ class configmanager(object):
                          help="overwrites existing translation terms on updating a module or importing a CSV or a PO file.")
         group.add_option("--modules", dest="translate_modules",
                          help="specify modules to export. Use in combination with --i18n-export")
-        group.add_option("--addons-path", dest="addons_path",
-                         help="specify additional addons paths (separated by commas).",
-                         action="callback", callback=self._check_addons_path, nargs=1, type="string")
         parser.add_option_group(group)
 
         security = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Security-related options')