diff --git a/owlps-aggregator/owlps-aggregatord.c b/owlps-aggregator/owlps-aggregatord.c
index c014cc4..a58bcd4 100644
--- a/owlps-aggregator/owlps-aggregatord.c
+++ b/owlps-aggregator/owlps-aggregatord.c
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   if (! owl_run)
     goto exit ;
 
+  if (cfg_getbool(cfg, "daemon"))
+    {
+      if (VERBOSE_WARNING)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Detaching to background...\n") ;
+      if (daemon(0, 0))
+        perror("Cannot daemonize") ;
+    }
+
   /* Set up signal handlers */
   action.sa_flags = 0 ;
   sigemptyset(&action.sa_mask) ;
@@ -102,14 +110,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
     }
 
-  if (cfg_getbool(cfg, "daemon"))
-    {
-      if (VERBOSE_WARNING)
-        fprintf(stderr, "Detaching to background...\n") ;
-      if (daemon(0, 0))
-        perror("Cannot daemonize") ;
-    }
-
   ret = read_loop(sockfd) ;
 
   /* Wait for the threads to terminate */
diff --git a/owlps-client/owlps-client.c b/owlps-client/owlps-client.c
index bc59884..491043a 100644
--- a/owlps-client/owlps-client.c
+++ b/owlps-client/owlps-client.c
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   program_name = argv[0] ;
   parse_command_line(argc, argv) ;
 
+  if (options.daemon)
+    {
+      fprintf(stderr, "Detaching to background...\n") ;
+      if (daemon(0, 0))
+        perror("Cannot daemonize") ;
+    }
+
   /* Set up signal handlers */
   action.sa_flags = 0 ;
   sigemptyset(&action.sa_mask) ;
@@ -108,13 +115,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   action.sa_handler = owl_sigterm_handler ;
   sigaction(SIGTERM, &action, NULL) ;
 
-  if (options.daemon)
-    {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Detaching to background...\n") ;
-      if (daemon(0, 0))
-        perror("Cannot daemonize") ;
-    }
-
   create_socket() ;
 
   send_request() ;
diff --git a/owlps-listener/owlps-listenerd.c b/owlps-listener/owlps-listenerd.c
index 3bfff5b..0a7f329 100644
--- a/owlps-listener/owlps-listenerd.c
+++ b/owlps-listener/owlps-listenerd.c
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   if (! owl_run)
     goto exit ;
 
+  if (GET_DAEMON())
+    {
+      if (VERBOSE_WARNING)
+        fprintf(stderr, "Detaching to background...\n") ;
+      if (daemon(0, 0))
+        perror("Cannot daemonize") ;
+    }
+
   /* Set up signal handlers */
   action.sa_flags = 0 ;
   sigemptyset(&action.sa_mask) ;
@@ -185,14 +193,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 #endif // USE_PTHREAD
 
-  if (GET_DAEMON())
-    {
-      if (VERBOSE_WARNING)
-        fprintf(stderr, "Detaching to background...\n") ;
-      if (daemon(0, 0))
-        perror("Cannot daemonize") ;
-    }
-
   ret = capture() ; // Capture loop
 
   /* Wait for the threads to terminate */