diff --git a/src/daemon/mod.rs b/src/daemon/mod.rs
index 8db460f..17f90f3 100644
--- a/src/daemon/mod.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/mod.rs
@@ -152,20 +152,20 @@ async fn daemon_start(
         (state, stream_managers)
     };
 
-    // Finish plugin setup
-    plugins.finish_setup().await?;
-    plugins.manager();
-
     // Open socket and run task
     let socket = Socket::open(socket).await?;
     socket.manager(config, state, shutdown.clone());
 
-    // reaction won't abort on startup anymore, we can run start commands
+    // all core systems started, we can run start commands
     *config_started = true;
     if !config.start() {
         return Err("a start command failed, exiting.".into());
     }
 
+    // Finish plugin setup
+    plugins.finish_setup().await?;
+    plugins.manager();
+
     // Start Stream managers
     let stream_task_handles = stream_managers.into_iter().filter_map(|stream_manager| {
         let standalone = stream_manager.is_standalone();