diff -ur a/clientserver.c b/clientserver.c
--- a/clientserver.c	2006-10-24 01:36:42 +0100
+++ b/clientserver.c	2007-09-20 10:17:50 +0100
@@ -830,21 +830,14 @@
 		return start_daemon(STDIN_FILENO, STDIN_FILENO);
 	}
 
-	if (!no_detach)
-		become_daemon();
-
 	if (!lp_load(config_file, 1))
 		exit_cleanup(RERR_SYNTAX);
 
-	if (rsync_port == 0 && (rsync_port = lp_rsync_port()) == 0)
-		rsync_port = RSYNC_PORT;
-	if (bind_address == NULL && *lp_bind_address())
-		bind_address = lp_bind_address();
-
 	log_init(0);
 
-	rprintf(FLOG, "rsyncd version %s starting, listening on port %d\n",
-		RSYNC_VERSION, rsync_port);
+	if (!no_detach)
+		become_daemon();
+
 	/* TODO: If listening on a particular address, then show that
 	 * address too.  In fact, why not just do inet_ntop on the
 	 * local address??? */
@@ -866,6 +859,14 @@
 		close(fd);
 	}
 
+	if (rsync_port == 0 && (rsync_port = lp_rsync_port()) == 0)
+		rsync_port = RSYNC_PORT;
+	if (bind_address == NULL && *lp_bind_address())
+		bind_address = lp_bind_address();
+
+	rprintf(FLOG, "rsyncd version %s starting, listening on port %d\n",
+			RSYNC_VERSION, rsync_port);
+
 	start_accept_loop(rsync_port, start_daemon);
 	return -1;
 }