diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index 039da29e7..a5b754fe2 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ func initConfig() {
 	// Load the config
 	configfile.LoadConfig(ctx)
 
+	// Start accounting
+	accounting.Start(ctx)
+
 	// Hide console window
 	if ci.NoConsole {
 		terminal.HideConsole()
diff --git a/fs/accounting/accounting.go b/fs/accounting/accounting.go
index 2ffa37d49..65bbb82bb 100644
--- a/fs/accounting/accounting.go
+++ b/fs/accounting/accounting.go
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ var ErrorMaxTransferLimitReachedFatal = fserrors.FatalError(ErrorMaxTransferLimi
 // transfer limit is reached and a graceful stop is required.
 var ErrorMaxTransferLimitReachedGraceful = fserrors.NoRetryError(ErrorMaxTransferLimitReached)
 
+// Start sets up the accounting, in particular the bandwidth limiting
+func Start(ctx context.Context) {
+	// Start the token bucket limiter
+	TokenBucket.StartTokenBucket(ctx)
+
+	// Start the bandwidth update ticker
+	TokenBucket.StartTokenTicker(ctx)
+
+	// Start the transactions per second limiter
+	StartLimitTPS(ctx)
+}
+
 // Account limits and accounts for one transfer
 type Account struct {
 	stats *StatsInfo
diff --git a/fs/config/config.go b/fs/config/config.go
index c68df35cc..9544ae9f2 100644
--- a/fs/config/config.go
+++ b/fs/config/config.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
-	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/accounting"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configmap"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configstruct"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/obscure"
@@ -232,15 +231,6 @@ func LoadConfig(ctx context.Context) {
 	} else {
 		fs.Debugf(nil, "Using config file from %q", ConfigPath)
 	}
-
-	// Start the token bucket limiter
-	accounting.TokenBucket.StartTokenBucket(ctx)
-
-	// Start the bandwidth update ticker
-	accounting.TokenBucket.StartTokenTicker(ctx)
-
-	// Start the transactions per second limiter
-	accounting.StartLimitTPS(ctx)
 }
 
 // ErrorConfigFileNotFound is returned when the config file is not found
diff --git a/fstest/fstest.go b/fstest/fstest.go
index b894eb004..f97bc2cae 100644
--- a/fstest/fstest.go
+++ b/fstest/fstest.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func Initialise() {
 		config.ConfigPath = envConfig
 	}
 	configfile.LoadConfig(ctx)
+	accounting.Start(ctx)
 	if *Verbose {
 		ci.LogLevel = fs.LogLevelDebug
 	}