diff --git a/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go b/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go
index 7da2e46cb8..dce7259a17 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go
@@ -178,10 +178,6 @@ func (w *Worker) Start() error {
 	controllerResolver := manual.NewBuilderWithScheme(scheme)
 	w.controllerResolver.Store(controllerResolver)
 
-	if err := w.startListeners(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error starting worker listeners: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	var err error
 	w.NodeeFileStorage, err = nodeefile.NewFileStorage(w.baseContext,
 		nodeefile.WithBaseDirectory(w.conf.RawConfig.Worker.StoragePath))
@@ -189,6 +185,10 @@ func (w *Worker) Start() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := w.startListeners(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error starting worker listeners: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	nodeCreds, err := types.NewNodeCredentials(w.baseContext, w.NodeeFileStorage)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error generating new node creds: %w", err)