diff --git a/tuned/daemon/daemon.py b/tuned/daemon/daemon.py

index 9741cac..804ac0b 100644

--- a/tuned/daemon/daemon.py

+++ b/tuned/daemon/daemon.py

@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class Daemon(object):

 		self._save_active_profile(self._profile.name)

 		self._unit_manager.start_tuning()

-		self._terminate.clear()

 		while not tuned.utils.commands.wait(self._terminate, self._update_interval):

 			log.debug("updating monitors")

 			self._unit_manager.update_monitors()

@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@ class Daemon(object):

 		log.info("starting tuning")

 		self._thread = threading.Thread(target=self._thread_code)

+		self._terminate.clear()

 		self._thread.start()

 		return True