diff --git a/cmd/common-main.go b/cmd/common-main.go
index ae2fe9eae..53da483ca 100644
--- a/cmd/common-main.go
+++ b/cmd/common-main.go
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ func initConsoleServer() (*restapi.Server, error) {
 		Path: globalCertsCADir.Get(),
 	}
 
+	// set certs before other console initialization
+	restapi.GlobalRootCAs, restapi.GlobalPublicCerts, restapi.GlobalTLSCertsManager = globalRootCAs, globalPublicCerts, globalTLSCerts
+
 	swaggerSpec, err := loads.Embedded(restapi.SwaggerJSON, restapi.FlatSwaggerJSON)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -283,8 +286,6 @@ func initConsoleServer() (*restapi.Server, error) {
 	// register all APIs
 	server.ConfigureAPI()
 
-	restapi.GlobalRootCAs, restapi.GlobalPublicCerts, restapi.GlobalTLSCertsManager = globalRootCAs, globalPublicCerts, globalTLSCerts
-
 	consolePort, _ := strconv.Atoi(globalMinioConsolePort)
 
 	server.Host = globalMinioConsoleHost