diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Watchdog.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Watchdog.cs
index e26a6f28ad..4847675b68 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Watchdog.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Watchdog.cs
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             thread.Name = name;
             thread.Priority = priority;
             thread.IsBackground = isBackground;
-            thread.Start();
-
+            
             ThreadWatchdogInfo twi = new ThreadWatchdogInfo(thread, timeout);
 
             m_log.Debug("[WATCHDOG]: Started tracking thread \"" + twi.Thread.Name + "\" (ID " + twi.Thread.ManagedThreadId + ")");
@@ -135,6 +134,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             lock (m_threads)
                 m_threads.Add(twi.Thread.ManagedThreadId, twi);
 
+            thread.Start();
+
             return thread;
         }