-

diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index e42f3eb..7a2e524 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -281,8 +281,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		exit(EX_UNAVAILABLE);
 	}
 
-	if (pthread_create (&reload_thr, NULL, reload_thread, NULL)) {
-		msg_warn ("main: cannot start reload thread, ignoring error");
+	if (smfi_opensocket(true) == MI_FAILURE) {
+		msg_err("Unable to open listening socket");
+		exit(EX_UNAVAILABLE);
 	}
 
 	if (daemonize && daemon (0, 0) == -1) {
@@ -290,9 +291,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		exit(EX_UNAVAILABLE);
 	}
 
-	if (smfi_opensocket(true) == MI_FAILURE) {
-		msg_err("Unable to open listening socket");
-		exit(EX_UNAVAILABLE);
+	if (pthread_create (&reload_thr, NULL, reload_thread, NULL)) {
+		msg_warn ("main: cannot start reload thread, ignoring error");
 	}
 
 	if (cfg->pid_file) {