diff --git a/nagios/base/nagios.c b/nagios/base/nagios.c

index 03b8fc8..3cc8c85 100644

--- a/nagios/base/nagios.c

+++ b/nagios/base/nagios.c

@@ -619,5 +619,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){

 			/* open debug log */

 			open_debug_log();

+			/* enter daemon mode (unless we're restarting...) */

+			if(daemon_mode==TRUE && sigrestart==FALSE){

+

+				daemon_init();

+

+				asprintf(&buffer,"Finished daemonizing... (New PID=%d)\n",(int)getpid());

+				write_to_all_logs(buffer,NSLOG_PROCESS_INFO);

+				my_free(buffer);

+

+				/* get new PID */

+				nagios_pid=(int)getpid();

+			        }

+

 			/* drop privileges */

 			if(drop_privileges(nagios_user,nagios_group)==ERROR){

@@ -737,19 +737,6 @@

 			broker_program_state(NEBTYPE_PROCESS_START,NEBFLAG_NONE,NEBATTR_NONE,NULL);

 #endif

-			/* enter daemon mode (unless we're restarting...) */

-			if(daemon_mode==TRUE && sigrestart==FALSE){

-

-				daemon_init();

-

-				tmp=asprintf(&buffer,"Finished daemonizing... (New PID=%d)\n",(int)getpid());

-				write_to_all_logs(buffer,NSLOG_PROCESS_INFO);

-				my_free(buffer);

-

-				/* get new PID */

-				nagios_pid=(int)getpid();

-			        }

-

 			/* open the command file (named pipe) for reading */

 			result=open_command_file();

 			if(result!=OK){