diff --git a/ndppd-init-debian-jessi b/ndppd-init-debian-jessi
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..10badec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ndppd-init-debian-jessi
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# kFreeBSD do not accept scripts as interpreters, using #!/bin/sh and sourcing.
+if [ true != "$INIT_D_SCRIPT_SOURCED" ] ; then
+    set "$0" "$@"; INIT_D_SCRIPT_SOURCED=true . /lib/init/init-d-script
+fi
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          ndppd
+# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog $network
+# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog $network
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: ndppd init script
+# Description:       NDP Proxy Daemon init script 
+### END INIT INFO
+# Author: Torben Nehmer <torben+ndppd@nehmer.net>
+
+DESC="NDP Proxy Daemon"
+PIDFILE=/run/ndppd.pid
+DAEMON=/usr/local/sbin/ndppd
+DAEMON_ARGS="-d -p $PIDFILE"
diff --git a/src/ndppd.cc b/src/ndppd.cc
index d54718f..e00153e 100644
--- a/src/ndppd.cc
+++ b/src/ndppd.cc
@@ -351,9 +351,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[], char* env[])
     if (cf.is_null())
         return -1;
 
-    if (!configure(cf))
-        return -1;
-
     if (daemon) {
         logger::syslog(true);
 
@@ -361,6 +358,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[], char* env[])
             return 1;
     }
 
+    if (!configure(cf))
+        return -1;
+
     if (!pidfile.empty()) {
         std::ofstream pf;
         pf.open(pidfile.c_str(), std::ios::out | std::ios::trunc);