diff --git a/lib/cli/daemonutility.cpp b/lib/cli/daemonutility.cpp
index 4c862abb2..c73da694a 100644
--- a/lib/cli/daemonutility.cpp
+++ b/lib/cli/daemonutility.cpp
@@ -250,8 +250,6 @@ bool DaemonUtility::LoadConfigFiles(const std::vector<std::string>& configs,
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	ConfigCompilerContext::GetInstance()->FinishObjectsFile();
-
 	try {
 		ScriptGlobal::WriteToFile(varsfile);
 	} catch (const std::exception& ex) {
@@ -259,5 +257,7 @@ bool DaemonUtility::LoadConfigFiles(const std::vector<std::string>& configs,
 		Application::Exit(1);
 	}
 
+	ConfigCompilerContext::GetInstance()->FinishObjectsFile();
+
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/lib/cli/objectlistcommand.cpp b/lib/cli/objectlistcommand.cpp
index 4fb4c4a92..3bcb31512 100644
--- a/lib/cli/objectlistcommand.cpp
+++ b/lib/cli/objectlistcommand.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <iomanip>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 using namespace icinga;
 namespace po = boost::program_options;
@@ -43,6 +44,19 @@ void ObjectListCommand::InitParameters(boost::program_options::options_descripti
 		("type,t", po::value<std::string>(), "filter by type matches");
 }
 
+static time_t GetCtime(const String& path)
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	struct _stat statbuf;
+	int rc = _stat(path.CStr(), &statbuf);
+#else /* _WIN32 */
+	struct stat statbuf;
+	int rc = stat(path.CStr(), &statbuf);
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+
+	return rc ? 0 : statbuf.st_ctime;
+}
+
 /**
  * The entry point for the "object list" CLI command.
  *
@@ -104,6 +118,15 @@ int ObjectListCommand::Run(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm, cons
 	Log(LogNotice, "cli")
 		<< "Parsed " << objects_count << " objects.";
 
+	auto objectsPathCtime (GetCtime(Configuration::ObjectsPath));
+	auto varsPathCtime (GetCtime(Configuration::VarsPath));
+
+	if (objectsPathCtime < varsPathCtime) {
+		Log(LogWarning, "cli")
+			<< "This data is " << Utility::FormatDuration(varsPathCtime - objectsPathCtime)
+			<< " older than the last Icinga config (re)load. It may be outdated. Consider running 'icinga2 daemon -C --dump-objects' first.";
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }