diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index 517c5a07a..5c6630da2 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -1471,12 +1471,12 @@ static void create_everything(void) {
 			rtpe_redis_write = rtpe_redis;
 	}
 
-	if (websocket_init())
-		die("Failed to init websocket listener");
-
 	daemonize();
 	wpidfile();
 
+	if (websocket_init())
+		die("Failed to init websocket listener");
+
 	homer_sender_init(&rtpe_config.homer_ep, rtpe_config.homer_protocol, rtpe_config.homer_id);
 
 	rtcp_init(); // must come after Homer init