diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 24574bb1d23..e0de33cf6e1 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -2028,11 +2028,11 @@ std::optional<std::string> CConfigManager::handleBind(const std::string& command
 
     auto       HANDLER = ARGS[2 + DESCR_OFFSET];
 
+    const auto COMMAND = mouse ? HANDLER : ARGS[3 + DESCR_OFFSET];
+
     if (mouse)
         HANDLER = "mouse";
 
-    const auto COMMAND = mouse ? HANDLER : ARGS[3 + DESCR_OFFSET];
-
     // to lower
     std::transform(HANDLER.begin(), HANDLER.end(), HANDLER.begin(), ::tolower);