diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 0466757..a8149ba 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <glob.h>
 
 #include "log/log.h"
+#include "utils.h"
 #include "rtty.h"
 
 enum {
@@ -235,6 +236,26 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 
+    if (!rtty.devid) {
+        log_err("you must specify an id for your device\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (!valid_id(rtty.devid)) {
+        log_err("invalid device id\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (find_login(rtty.login_path, sizeof(rtty.login_path) - 1) < 0) {
+        log_err("the program 'login' is not found\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (getuid() > 0) {
+        log_err("Operation not permitted, must be run as root\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     if (background && daemon(0, 0))
         log_err("Can't run in the background: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 
@@ -243,11 +264,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     log_info("rtty version %s\n", RTTY_VERSION_STRING);
 
-    if (getuid() > 0) {
-        log_err("Operation not permitted, must be run as root\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
     ev_signal_init(&signal_watcher, signal_cb, SIGINT);
     ev_signal_start(loop, &signal_watcher);
 
diff --git a/src/rtty.c b/src/rtty.c
index 21e4766..4ae3be9 100644
--- a/src/rtty.c
+++ b/src/rtty.c
@@ -34,12 +34,9 @@
 #include "file.h"
 #include "rtty.h"
 #include "list.h"
-#include "utils.h"
 #include "command.h"
 #include "log/log.h"
 
-static char login_path[128];       /* /bin/login */
-
 static void del_tty(struct tty *tty)
 {
     struct rtty *rtty = tty->rtty;
@@ -194,9 +191,9 @@ static void tty_login(struct rtty *rtty, const char *sid)
 
     if (pid == 0) {
         if (rtty->username)
-            execl(login_path, "login", "-f", rtty->username, NULL);
+            execl(rtty->login_path, "login", "-f", rtty->username, NULL);
         else
-            execl(login_path, "login", NULL);
+            execl(rtty->login_path, "login", NULL);
 
         exit(1);
     }
@@ -762,21 +759,6 @@ static void rtty_timer_cb(struct ev_loop *loop, struct ev_timer *w, int revents)
 
 int rtty_start(struct rtty *rtty)
 {
-    if (!rtty->devid) {
-        log_err("you must specify an id for your device\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (!valid_id(rtty->devid)) {
-        log_err("invalid device id\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (find_login(login_path, sizeof(login_path) - 1) < 0) {
-        log_err("the program 'login' is not found\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
     rtty_run_state(RTTY_STATE_DISCONNECTED);
 
     ev_init(&rtty->tmr, rtty_timer_cb);
diff --git a/src/rtty.h b/src/rtty.h
index fb911bb..b317ed5 100644
--- a/src/rtty.h
+++ b/src/rtty.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct tty {
 };
 
 struct rtty {
+    char login_path[128]; /* /bin/login */
     const char *host;
     int port;
     int sock;