diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 2b451225d..4a1ca758a 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -5296,6 +5296,8 @@ stats_error_parsing:
 
 		if (!strcmp(args[1], "algo")) {
 			int cur_arg;
+			struct comp_ctx ctx;
+
 			cur_arg = 2;
 			if (!*args[cur_arg]) {
 				Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s' expects <algorithm>\n",
@@ -5310,6 +5312,14 @@ stats_error_parsing:
 					err_code |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
 					goto out;
 				}
+				if (curproxy->comp->algos->init(&ctx, 9) == 0) {
+					curproxy->comp->algos->end(&ctx);
+				} else {
+					Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s' : Can't init '%s' algorithm.\n",
+					      file, linenum, args[0], args[cur_arg]);
+					err_code |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
+					goto out;
+				}
 				cur_arg ++;
 				continue;
 			}