diff --git a/mxqd.c b/mxqd.c
index 3309f0de..c3eef0ec 100644
--- a/mxqd.c
+++ b/mxqd.c
@@ -1098,15 +1098,43 @@ static int mxq_redirect_input(char *stdin_fname)
     return 1;
 }
 
-static int user_process(struct mxq_server *server, struct mxq_group_list *glist, struct mxq_job *job)
-{
+static const char REAPER_PNAME[] = "mxqd reaper";
+
+static int is_reaper(pid_t pid) {
+    char comm[16];
+    if (mx_proc_get_comm(pid, comm) == NULL)
+        return 0;
+    if (strcmp(comm, REAPER_PNAME) == 0)
+        return 1;
+    else
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, struct mxq_job *job) {
     int res;
-    char **argv;
 
     struct mxq_group *group;
 
     group = &glist->group;
 
+    res = prctl(PR_SET_NAME, REAPER_PNAME, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    if (res < 0) {
+        mx_log_err("reaper_process set name: %m");
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    res = setsid();
+    if (res < 0) {
+        mx_log_err("reaper_process setsid: %m");
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    res = prctl(PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER, 1);
+    if (res < 0) {
+        mx_log_err("set subreaper: %m");
+        return res;
+    }
+
     res = init_child_process(glist, job);
     if (!res)
         return(-1);
@@ -1135,7 +1163,7 @@ static int user_process(struct mxq_server *server, struct mxq_group_list *glist,
         return(res);
     }
 
-    argv = mx_strvec_from_str(job->job_argv_str);
+    char **argv = mx_strvec_from_str(job->job_argv_str);
     if (!argv) {
         mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu Can't recaculate commandline. str_to_strvev(%s) failed: %m",
                     group->user_name,
@@ -1179,48 +1207,6 @@ static int user_process(struct mxq_server *server, struct mxq_group_list *glist,
     return res;
 }
 
-static const char REAPER_PNAME[] = "mxqd reaper";
-
-static int is_reaper(pid_t pid) {
-    char comm[16];
-    if (mx_proc_get_comm(pid, comm) == NULL)
-        return 0;
-    if (strcmp(comm, REAPER_PNAME) == 0)
-        return 1;
-    else
-        return 0;
-}
-
-static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, struct mxq_job *job) {
-    int res;
-
-    struct mxq_group *group;
-
-    group = &glist->group;
-
-    res = prctl(PR_SET_NAME, REAPER_PNAME, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    if (res < 0) {
-        mx_log_err("reaper_process set name: %m");
-        return res;
-    }
-
-    res = setsid();
-    if (res < 0) {
-        mx_log_err("reaper_process setsid: %m");
-        return res;
-    }
-
-    res = prctl(PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER, 1);
-    if (res < 0) {
-        mx_log_err("set subreaper: %m");
-        return res;
-    }
-
-    res = user_process(server, glist, job);
-    mx_log_err("user process:: %m");
-    return res;
-}
-
 static unsigned long start_job(struct mxq_group_list *glist)
 {
     struct mxq_server *server;