diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 82996df..b67ecec 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 #endif
 
 int main() {
+#ifdef __OpenBSD__
+  if (pledge("inet stdio", NULL) == -1) {
+    perror("pledge");
+    return 1;
+  }
+#endif
+
   struct mpd_ws_server server;
 
   printf("MPD WebSocket Bridge\n");
@@ -17,13 +24,6 @@ int main() {
     return 1;
   }
 
-#ifdef __OpenBSD__
-  if (pledge("inet stdio", NULL) == -1) {
-    perror("pledge");
-    return 1;
-  }
-#endif
-
   /* Run main loop */
   mpd_ws_run(&server);