diff --git a/cmd/circologd/main.go b/cmd/circologd/main.go
index 12faac1..ddde695 100644
--- a/cmd/circologd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/circologd/main.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	hub := circolog.NewHub(*bufsize)
 	handler := syslog.NewChannelHandler(hub.LogMessages)
+	go hub.Run()
 
 	server := syslog.NewServer()
 	server.SetFormat(syslog.RFC5424)
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "argh", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	go hub.Run()
 
 	setupHTTP(hub)
 	httpServer := http.Server{Handler: nil}
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ func main() {
 				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error closing http server:", err)
 			}
 			return
-		default:
 		}
 	}
 }