diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Config/Block/System/Config/Form.php b/app/code/Magento/Config/Block/System/Config/Form.php
index 7cd5b3e5424bc..83e2fa003de6e 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Config/Block/System/Config/Form.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Config/Block/System/Config/Form.php
@@ -309,6 +309,21 @@ protected function _initElement(
         if (array_key_exists($path, $this->_configData)) {
             $data = $this->_configData[$path];
             $inherit = false;
+            
+            if ($field->hasBackendModel()) {
+                $backendModel = $field->getBackendModel();
+                $backendModel->setPath(
+                    $path
+                )->setValue(
+                    $data
+                )->setWebsite(
+                    $this->getWebsiteCode()
+                )->setStore(
+                    $this->getStoreCode()
+                )->afterLoad();
+                $data = $backendModel->getValue();
+            }
+            
         } elseif ($field->getConfigPath() !== null) {
             $data = $this->getConfigValue($field->getConfigPath());
         } else {
@@ -327,20 +342,6 @@ protected function _initElement(
         $elementName = $this->_generateElementName($field->getPath(), $fieldPrefix);
         $elementId = $this->_generateElementId($field->getPath($fieldPrefix));
 
-        if ($field->hasBackendModel()) {
-            $backendModel = $field->getBackendModel();
-            $backendModel->setPath(
-                $path
-            )->setValue(
-                $data
-            )->setWebsite(
-                $this->getWebsiteCode()
-            )->setStore(
-                $this->getStoreCode()
-            )->afterLoad();
-            $data = $backendModel->getValue();
-        }
-
         $dependencies = $field->getDependencies($fieldPrefix, $this->getStoreCode());
         $this->_populateDependenciesBlock($dependencies, $elementId, $elementName);