diff --git a/msfrpcd b/msfrpcd
index d30d533b84..22553b71d0 100755
--- a/msfrpcd
+++ b/msfrpcd
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ $stderr.puts "[*] URI: #{opts['URI']}" if(opts['URI'])
 require 'msf/base'
 require 'msf/ui'
 
-# Create an instance of the framework
-$framework = Msf::Simple::Framework.create(frameworkOpts)
 
 # Fork into the background if requested
 begin
@@ -99,6 +97,9 @@ rescue ::NotImplementedError
 	$stderr.puts "[-] Background mode is not available on this platform"
 end
 
+# Create an instance of the framework
+$framework = Msf::Simple::Framework.create(frameworkOpts)
+
 $framework.db.sink.restart if RUBY_PLATFORM !~ /cygwin/ and not frameworkOpts['DisableDatabase']
 
 # Run the plugin instance in the foreground.