diff --git a/programs/client/Client.cpp b/programs/client/Client.cpp
index d73b8f42923..b3e687aa3e5 100644
--- a/programs/client/Client.cpp
+++ b/programs/client/Client.cpp
@@ -1239,6 +1239,8 @@ void Client::processConfig()
     if (config().has("multiquery"))
         is_multiquery = true;
 
+    pager = config().getString("pager", "");
+
     is_default_format = !config().has("vertical") && !config().has("format");
     if (config().has("vertical"))
         format = config().getString("format", "Vertical");
diff --git a/programs/local/LocalServer.cpp b/programs/local/LocalServer.cpp
index d408d284ba6..452af7a4ec0 100644
--- a/programs/local/LocalServer.cpp
+++ b/programs/local/LocalServer.cpp
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ void LocalServer::processConfig()
     if (config().has("multiquery"))
         is_multiquery = true;
 
+    pager = config().getString("pager", "");
+
     delayed_interactive = config().has("interactive") && (!queries.empty() || config().has("queries-file"));
     if (!is_interactive || delayed_interactive)
     {
diff --git a/src/Client/ClientBase.cpp b/src/Client/ClientBase.cpp
index e449bb7201e..f025e29a1ae 100644
--- a/src/Client/ClientBase.cpp
+++ b/src/Client/ClientBase.cpp
@@ -560,7 +560,6 @@ try
         }
 
         WriteBuffer * out_buf = nullptr;
-        String pager = config().getString("pager", "");
         if (!pager.empty())
         {
             if (SIG_ERR == signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN))
diff --git a/src/Client/ClientBase.h b/src/Client/ClientBase.h
index 3ed5be0b831..604c8cf4d5c 100644
--- a/src/Client/ClientBase.h
+++ b/src/Client/ClientBase.h
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ protected:
     bool stderr_is_a_tty = false; /// stderr is a terminal.
     uint64_t terminal_width = 0;
 
+    String pager;
+
     String format; /// Query results output format.
     bool select_into_file = false; /// If writing result INTO OUTFILE. It affects progress rendering.
     bool select_into_file_and_stdout = false; /// If writing result INTO OUTFILE AND STDOUT. It affects progress rendering.