diff --git a/client/main.c b/client/main.c
index e93431f3..d263d1e7 100644
--- a/client/main.c
+++ b/client/main.c
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	struct l_signal *signal;
 	sigset_t mask;
 
+	if (!l_main_init())
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+
 	sigemptyset(&mask);
 	sigaddset(&mask, SIGINT);
 	sigaddset(&mask, SIGTERM);
@@ -109,5 +112,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 done:
 	l_signal_remove(signal);
 
+	l_main_exit();
+
 	return exit_status;
 }