diff --git a/src/initscripts/init.d/collectd b/src/initscripts/init.d/collectd
index f0f559ddb..98573749e 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/init.d/collectd
+++ b/src/initscripts/init.d/collectd
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ case "$1" in
 			fi
 		fi
 
+		/etc/init.d/collectd restore
+
 		if [ ! -e $RRDLOG.bak/ ]; then
 			mkdir $RRDLOG.bak/
 		fi
 
-		/etc/init.d/collectd restore
-
 		boot_mesg -n "Loading Sensor Modules..."
 		for modul in `cat /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors | grep '^MODULE_' | cut -d"=" -s -f2`; do
 		modprobe $modul > /dev/null 2>&1;