diff --git a/Userland/Applications/SystemMonitor/main.cpp b/Userland/Applications/SystemMonitor/main.cpp
index bbf00015eb..68d5a3d34b 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/SystemMonitor/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/SystemMonitor/main.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
     auto app = GUI::Application::construct(argc, argv);
 
+    Config::pledge_domains("SystemMonitor");
+
     if (unveil("/etc/passwd", "r") < 0) {
         perror("unveil");
         return 1;
@@ -159,15 +161,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         return 1;
     }
 
-    if (unveil("/tmp/portal/config", "rw") < 0) {
-        perror("unveil");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
     unveil(nullptr, nullptr);
 
-    Config::pledge_domains("SystemMonitor");
-
     const char* args_tab = "processes";
     Core::ArgsParser parser;
     parser.add_option(args_tab, "Tab, one of 'processes', 'graphs', 'fs', 'hardware', or 'network'", "open-tab", 't', "tab");