diff --git a/utils/collectd/files/collectd.init b/utils/collectd/files/collectd.init
index 7b9c4623e..71993f601 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/files/collectd.init
+++ b/utils/collectd/files/collectd.init
@@ -199,16 +199,14 @@ process_config() {
 }
 
 start_service() {
+	process_config
+
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/collectd
 	procd_append_param command -C "$COLLECTD_CONF"
-	procd_append_param command -f # don't daemonize, procd will handle that for us
+	procd_append_param command -f # don't daemonize
 	procd_set_param nice "$NICEPRIO"
-
-	process_config
-
-	# set auto respawn behavior
+	procd_set_param stderr 1
 	procd_set_param respawn
 	procd_close_instance
 }
-