1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/main.c b/src/nvim/main.c
index 371c8d824e..1db988b5f4 100644
--- a/src/nvim/main.c
+++ b/src/nvim/main.c
@@ -258,6 +258,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   // Process the command line arguments.  File names are put in the global
   // argument list "global_alist".
   command_line_scan(&params);
+
+  if (embedded_mode) {
+    const char *err;
+    if (!channel_from_stdio(true, CALLBACK_READER_INIT, &err)) {
+      abort();
+    }
+  }
+
   server_init(params.listen_addr);
 
   if (GARGCOUNT > 0) {
@@ -848,10 +856,6 @@ static void command_line_scan(mparm_T *parmp)
             headless_mode = true;
           } else if (STRICMP(argv[0] + argv_idx, "embed") == 0) {
             embedded_mode = true;
-            const char *err;
-            if (!channel_from_stdio(true, CALLBACK_READER_INIT, &err)) {
-              abort();
-            }
           } else if (STRNICMP(argv[0] + argv_idx, "listen", 6) == 0) {
             want_argument = true;
             argv_idx += 6;