diff --git a/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc b/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
index 50e22376..3bb491c1 100644
--- a/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
+++ b/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ template <> struct convert<class_diagram> {
         get_option(node, rhs.relationship_hints);
         get_option(node, rhs.type_aliases);
         get_option(node, rhs.relative_to);
-        get_option(node, rhs.comment_parser);
 
         rhs.initialize_relationship_hints();
         rhs.initialize_type_aliases();
@@ -713,6 +712,7 @@ template <> struct convert<config> {
         get_option(node, rhs.generate_links);
         get_option(node, rhs.generate_system_headers);
         get_option(node, rhs.git);
+        get_option(node, rhs.comment_parser);
         get_option(node, rhs.debug_mode);
         get_option(node, rhs.generate_metadata);
         rhs.base_directory.set(node["__parent_path"].as<std::string>());
diff --git a/tests/test_config_data/simple.yml b/tests/test_config_data/simple.yml
index caddba45..63d16f10 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_data/simple.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config_data/simple.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 compilation_database_dir: debug
+comment_parser: clang
 output_directory: output
 diagrams:
   class_main:
@@ -6,7 +7,6 @@ diagrams:
     glob:
       - src/**/*.cc
       - src/**/*.h
-    comment_parser: clang
     using_namespace: clanguml
     generate_method_arguments: full
     generate_packages: true