diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index fc79ba5..b4c30a5 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv)
       return err;
     }
 
+  // Drop root privileges, we only needed those for the unshare call.
+  drop_root();
+
   pid_t pid = fork();
 
   if (pid == -1)
@@ -93,9 +96,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv)
       return err;
     }
 
-  // Drop root privileges, we only needed those for the unshare call and fork above.
-  drop_root();
-
   if (pid != 0)
     {
       /// Head process