diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/kubernetesaudit/k8s_audit.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/kubernetesaudit/k8s_audit.go
index e189c413af1..15a1a10334b 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/kubernetesaudit/k8s_audit.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/kubernetesaudit/k8s_audit.go
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ func (ka *KubernetesAuditSource) UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig []byte) error {
 func (ka *KubernetesAuditSource) Configure(config []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 	ka.logger = logger
 
+	err := ka.UnmarshalConfig(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	ka.logger.Tracef("K8SAudit configuration: %+v", ka.config)
 
 	ka.addr = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ka.config.ListenAddr, ka.config.ListenPort)