diff --git a/monitor/main.c b/monitor/main.c
index 648e9938..ec9b664d 100644
--- a/monitor/main.c
+++ b/monitor/main.c
@@ -759,6 +759,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
+	if (!l_main_init())
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+
 	sigemptyset(&mask);
 	sigaddset(&mask, SIGINT);
 	sigaddset(&mask, SIGTERM);
@@ -813,5 +816,7 @@ done:
 	l_signal_remove(signal);
 	l_free(timeout);
 
+	l_main_exit();
+
 	return exit_status;
 }