diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs b/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
index d3119bce..dd69cb37 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-tahoelafs
@@ -368,12 +368,10 @@ function install_tahoelafs {
         echo $'Introducer file not found'
         exit 9654845
     fi
+    create_tahoelafs_daemon introducer
 
     # start the storage node
     su -c '/home/tahoelafs/tahoelafs/venv/bin/python2 /home/tahoelafs/tahoelafs/venv/bin/tahoe start /home/tahoelafs/storage' - tahoelafs
-
-    # create daemons
-    create_tahoelafs_daemon introducer
     create_tahoelafs_daemon storage
 
     set_completion_param "tahoelafs commit" "$TAHOELAFS_COMMIT"