diff --git a/scripts/debian/falco b/scripts/debian/falco
index f173166e..2312603b 100755
--- a/scripts/debian/falco
+++ b/scripts/debian/falco
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ do_start()
 	#   0 if daemon has been started
 	#   1 if daemon was already running
 	#   2 if daemon could not be started
+	if [ ! -d /sys/module/falco ]; then
+		/sbin/modprobe falco || exit 2
+	fi
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
 		|| return 1
-	if [ ! -d /sys/module/falco ]; then
-		/sbin/modprobe falco || exit 1
-	fi
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON -- \
 		$DAEMON_ARGS \
 		|| return 2
diff --git a/scripts/rpm/falco b/scripts/rpm/falco
index 05bbc5fe..5453ece7 100755
--- a/scripts/rpm/falco
+++ b/scripts/rpm/falco
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ start() {
     [ -x $exec ] || exit 5
     # [ -f $config ] || exit 6
     echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
-    daemon $exec --daemon --pidfile=$pidfile
     if [ ! -d /sys/module/falco ]; then
         /sbin/modprobe falco || return $?
     fi
+    daemon $exec --daemon --pidfile=$pidfile
     retval=$?
     echo
     [ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile