Index: programs/mythfrontend/main.cpp
===================================================================
--- programs/mythfrontend/main.cpp	(revision 18681)
+++ programs/mythfrontend/main.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1315,6 +1315,11 @@
 
     LanguageSettings::prompt();
 
+    // this direct connect is only necessary, if the user wants to use the
+    // auto shutdown/wakeup feature
+    if (gContext->GetNumSetting("idleTimeoutSecs",0) > 0)
+    	gContext->ConnectToMasterServer(true);
+
     if (!checkTimeZone())
     {
         // Check for different time zones, different offsets, different times
@@ -1345,11 +1350,6 @@
     else
         xbox = NULL;
 
-    // this direct connect is only necessary, if the user wants to use the
-    // auto shutdown/wakeup feature
-    if (gContext->GetNumSetting("idleTimeoutSecs",0) > 0)
-        gContext->ConnectToMasterServer();
-
     if (pluginname != "")
     {
         if (pmanager->run_plugin(pluginname))