diff --git a/lib/cli/daemoncommand.cpp b/lib/cli/daemoncommand.cpp
index 5d8e6f5dd..54bdda450 100644
--- a/lib/cli/daemoncommand.cpp
+++ b/lib/cli/daemoncommand.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "cli/daemoncommand.hpp"
 #include "cli/daemonutility.hpp"
 #include "remote/apilistener.hpp"
+#include "remote/configobjectutility.hpp"
 #include "config/configcompiler.hpp"
 #include "config/configcompilercontext.hpp"
 #include "config/configitembuilder.hpp"
@@ -296,6 +297,9 @@ int DaemonCommand::Run(const po::variables_map& vm, const std::vector<std::strin
 		Logger::DisableConsoleLog();
 	}
 
+	/* Remove ignored Downtime/Comment objects. */
+	ConfigItem::RemoveIgnoredItems(ConfigObjectUtility::GetConfigDir());
+
 #ifndef _WIN32
 	struct sigaction sa;
 	memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
diff --git a/lib/cli/daemonutility.cpp b/lib/cli/daemonutility.cpp
index 84470cfab..a6fe4555f 100644
--- a/lib/cli/daemonutility.cpp
+++ b/lib/cli/daemonutility.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "config/configcompiler.hpp"
 #include "config/configcompilercontext.hpp"
 #include "config/configitembuilder.hpp"
-#include "remote/configobjectutility.hpp"
 
 
 using namespace icinga;
@@ -169,9 +168,6 @@ bool DaemonUtility::LoadConfigFiles(const std::vector<std::string>& configs,
 	WorkQueue upq(25000, Application::GetConcurrency());
 	bool result = ConfigItem::CommitItems(ascope.GetContext(), upq, newItems);
 
-	/* Remove ignored Downtime/Comment objects. */
-	ConfigItem::RemoveIgnoredItems(ConfigObjectUtility::GetConfigDir());
-
 	if (!result)
 		return false;