diff --git a/src/git_flow/command/base.py b/src/git_flow/command/base.py
index cf58f83..0fb4f71 100644
--- a/src/git_flow/command/base.py
+++ b/src/git_flow/command/base.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ TYPE_INFO = 3
 
 
 class Command(ABC):
+    flowconfig: dict[str, str]
+
     @abstractmethod
     def name(self) -> str:
         pass
@@ -43,11 +45,6 @@ class Command(ABC):
     def run(self, args: Namespace = Namespace()):
         pass
 
-    def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.flowconfig = (
-            Git.get_config(FLOWCONFIG_FILE) if isfile(FLOWCONFIG_FILE) else {}
-        )
-
     def success(self, msg: str):
         self._print(TYPE_SUCCESS, msg)
 
diff --git a/src/git_flow/main.py b/src/git_flow/main.py
index b7c89b8..344df92 100755
--- a/src/git_flow/main.py
+++ b/src/git_flow/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import os
+from os.path import isfile
 import sys
 import datetime
 import requests
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ from git_flow.command.init import InitCommand
 from git_flow.command.merge import MergeCommand
 from git_flow.command.new import NewCommand
 from git_flow.command.tag import TagCommand
-from git_flow.git import BUMP_VERSION, Git
+from git_flow.git import BUMP_VERSION, FLOWCONFIG_FILE, Git
 from git_flow.io import *
 
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class GitFlowCommand(Command):
 
         for command in self.commands:
             if command.name() == args.command:
+                command.flowconfig = Git.get_config(FLOWCONFIG_FILE) if isfile(FLOWCONFIG_FILE) else {}
                 return command.run(args)