diff --git a/bin/nova-compute b/bin/nova-compute
index a66477af..1054852c 100755
--- a/bin/nova-compute
+++ b/bin/nova-compute
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ from nova import utils
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    utils.default_flagfile()
     twistd.serve(__file__)
 
 if __name__ == '__builtin__':
-    utils.default_flagfile()
     application = service.Service.create()  # pylint: disable=C0103
+
diff --git a/bin/nova-instancemonitor b/bin/nova-instancemonitor
index a7b7fb0c..9b6c40e8 100755
--- a/bin/nova-instancemonitor
+++ b/bin/nova-instancemonitor
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ logging.getLogger('boto').setLevel(logging.WARN)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    utils.default_flagfile()
     twistd.serve(__file__)
 
 if __name__ == '__builtin__':
-    utils.default_flagfile()
     logging.warn('Starting instance monitor')
     # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
     monitor = monitor.InstanceMonitor()
diff --git a/bin/nova-network b/bin/nova-network
index 342a6305..d1fb5526 100755
--- a/bin/nova-network
+++ b/bin/nova-network
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ from nova import utils
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    utils.default_flagfile()
     twistd.serve(__file__)
 
 if __name__ == '__builtin__':
-    utils.default_flagfile()
     application = service.Service.create()  # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
diff --git a/bin/nova-objectstore b/bin/nova-objectstore
index 728f2ee5..00ae27af 100755
--- a/bin/nova-objectstore
+++ b/bin/nova-objectstore
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    utils.default_flagfile()
     twistd.serve(__file__)
 
 if __name__ == '__builtin__':
-    utils.default_flagfile()
     application = handler.get_application()  # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
diff --git a/bin/nova-scheduler b/bin/nova-scheduler
index 069b5a6f..4d1a40cf 100755
--- a/bin/nova-scheduler
+++ b/bin/nova-scheduler
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ from nova import utils
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    utils.default_flagfile()
     twistd.serve(__file__)
 
 if __name__ == '__builtin__':
-    utils.default_flagfile()
     application = service.Service.create()
diff --git a/bin/nova-volume b/bin/nova-volume
index 26148b0e..e7281d6c 100755
--- a/bin/nova-volume
+++ b/bin/nova-volume
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ from nova import utils
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    utils.default_flagfile()
     twistd.serve(__file__)
 
 if __name__ == '__builtin__':
-    utils.default_flagfile()
     application = service.Service.create()  # pylint: disable-msg=C0103