diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index 129f305b..b64bdec7 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ static int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 		}
 		args[i] = NULL;
 
+		redirect(svc);
+		sig_unblock();
+
 		/*
 		 * The setsid() call is the most humble of all in this
 		 * function.  It takes care to detach the process from
@@ -385,9 +388,6 @@ static int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 		 */
 		setsid();
 
-		redirect(svc);
-		sig_unblock();
-
 		if (svc_is_runtask(svc))
 			status = exec_runtask(svc->cmd, args);
 		else