diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
index 03ad662872..d716c5344d 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
@@ -664,8 +664,8 @@ fn do_init_child(cwfd: RawFd) -> Result<()> {
     let _ = unistd::close(crfd);
     let _ = unistd::close(cwfd);
 
+    unistd::setsid().context("create a new session")?;
     if oci_process.terminal {
-        unistd::setsid()?;
         unsafe {
             libc::ioctl(0, libc::TIOCSCTTY);
         }