--- ../../sqmail-4.1.18d/src/qmail-smtpd.c	2022-03-30 21:05:32.076006000 +0200
+++ ./qmail-smtpd.c	2023-09-23 22:11:56.190607000 +0200
@@ -377,16 +377,16 @@
 
   badmimeinit = env_get("BADMIMETYPE");
   if (badmimeinit) {
+    fdbmt = open_read("control/badmimetypes.cdb");
     if (str_len(badmimeinit) == 1) {
       if (*badmimeinit == '-')
         flagmimetype = 0;
       else {
         if (*badmimeinit == '!') flagmimetype = 1;
         if (*badmimeinit == '+') flagmimetype = 4;
-        fdbmt = open_read("control/badmimetypes.cdb");
-        if (fdbmt != -1 ) flagmimetype = flagmimetype + 2;
       }
     }
+    if (fdbmt != -1 ) flagmimetype = flagmimetype + 2;
   }
 
   badloaderinit = env_get("BADLOADERTYPE");