diff --git a/init.d/vdevd b/init.d/vdevd
index ebde571..7b00a8e 100755
--- a/init.d/vdevd
+++ b/init.d/vdevd
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ service_tmpfiles=( '/run/vdev:dir' '/run/udev:symlink:/dev/metadata/udev' )
 pre_start() {
 	# Ensure that hotplug is empty
 	true > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
+
+	"$service_command" -1 -f /dev &>"$service_logfile"
 }