diff --git a/xrdp/xrdp.c b/xrdp/xrdp.c
index a80687b1..24953c2d 100644
--- a/xrdp/xrdp.c
+++ b/xrdp/xrdp.c
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     test = 1;
     host_be = !((int)(*(unsigned char *)(&test)));
 #if defined(B_ENDIAN)
-
     if (!host_be)
 #endif
 #if defined(L_ENDIAN)
@@ -357,6 +356,51 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     g_snprintf(cfg_file, 255, "%s/xrdp.ini", XRDP_CFG_PATH);
 
+    startup_params = (struct xrdp_startup_params *)
+                     g_malloc(sizeof(struct xrdp_startup_params), 1);
+
+    if (xrdp_process_params(argc, argv, startup_params) != 0)
+    {
+        g_writeln("Unknown Parameter");
+        g_writeln("xrdp -h for help");
+        g_writeln("");
+        g_deinit();
+        g_exit(0);
+    }
+
+    g_snprintf(pid_file, 255, "%s/xrdp.pid", XRDP_PID_PATH);
+    no_daemon = 0;
+
+    if (startup_params->help)
+    {
+        g_writeln("");
+        g_writeln("xrdp: A Remote Desktop Protocol server.");
+        g_writeln("Copyright (C) Jay Sorg 2004-2014");
+        g_writeln("See http://www.xrdp.org for more information.");
+        g_writeln("");
+        g_writeln("Usage: xrdp [options]");
+        g_writeln("   --help: show help");
+        g_writeln("   --nodaemon: don't fork into background");
+        g_writeln("   --kill: shut down xrdp");
+        g_writeln("   --port: tcp listen port");
+        g_writeln("   --fork: fork on new connection");
+        g_writeln("");
+        g_deinit();
+        g_exit(0);
+    }
+
+    if (startup_params->version)
+    {
+        g_writeln("");
+        g_writeln("xrdp: A Remote Desktop Protocol server.");
+        g_writeln("Copyright (C) Jay Sorg 2004-2014");
+        g_writeln("See http://www.xrdp.org for more information.");
+        g_writeln("Version %s", PACKAGE_VERSION);
+        g_writeln("");
+        g_deinit();
+        g_exit(0);
+    }
+
     /* starting logging subsystem */
     error = log_start(cfg_file, "XRDP");
 
@@ -380,21 +424,16 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         g_exit(1);
     }
 
-    startup_params = (struct xrdp_startup_params *)
-                     g_malloc(sizeof(struct xrdp_startup_params), 1);
 
-    if (xrdp_process_params(argc, argv, startup_params) != 0)
+
+    if (g_file_exist(pid_file)) /* xrdp.pid */
     {
-        g_writeln("Unknown Parameter");
-        g_writeln("xrdp -h for help");
-        g_writeln("");
+        g_writeln("It looks like xrdp is allready running,");
+        g_writeln("if not delete the xrdp.pid file and try again");
         g_deinit();
         g_exit(0);
     }
 
-    g_snprintf(pid_file, 255, "%s/xrdp.pid", XRDP_PID_PATH);
-    no_daemon = 0;
-
     if (startup_params->kill)
     {
         g_writeln("stopping xrdp");
@@ -435,43 +474,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         no_daemon = 1;
     }
 
-    if (startup_params->help)
-    {
-        g_writeln("");
-        g_writeln("xrdp: A Remote Desktop Protocol server.");
-        g_writeln("Copyright (C) Jay Sorg 2004-2014");
-        g_writeln("See http://www.xrdp.org for more information.");
-        g_writeln("");
-        g_writeln("Usage: xrdp [options]");
-        g_writeln("   --help: show help");
-        g_writeln("   --nodaemon: don't fork into background");
-        g_writeln("   --kill: shut down xrdp");
-        g_writeln("   --port: tcp listen port");
-        g_writeln("   --fork: fork on new connection");
-        g_writeln("");
-        g_deinit();
-        g_exit(0);
-    }
-
-    if (startup_params->version)
-    {
-        g_writeln("");
-        g_writeln("xrdp: A Remote Desktop Protocol server.");
-        g_writeln("Copyright (C) Jay Sorg 2004-2014");
-        g_writeln("See http://www.xrdp.org for more information.");
-        g_writeln("Version %s", PACKAGE_VERSION);
-        g_writeln("");
-        g_deinit();
-        g_exit(0);
-    }
-
-    if (g_file_exist(pid_file)) /* xrdp.pid */
-    {
-        g_writeln("It looks like xrdp is allready running,");
-        g_writeln("if not delete the xrdp.pid file and try again");
-        g_deinit();
-        g_exit(0);
-    }
 
     if (!no_daemon)
     {