diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rcS b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rcS
index 983a6a38f5..b4e90c9602 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rcS
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rcS
@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@ then
 	# Try to get an USB console
 	nshterm /dev/ttyACM0 &
 
+	#
+	# Start the datamanager
+	#
+	dataman start
+
 	#
 	# Start the Commander (needs to be this early for in-air-restarts)
 	#
@@ -402,11 +407,6 @@ then
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	#
-	# Start the datamanager
-	#
-	dataman start
-
 	#
 	# MAVLink
 	#