diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index f50d1df3..e34eed25 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ static int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 			if (fp) {
 				dup2(fileno(fp), STDOUT_FILENO);
 				dup2(fileno(fp), STDERR_FILENO);
+				fclose(fp);
 			}
-			fclose(fp);
 		}
 
 	logger_err: