diff --git a/dcdbsync/cmd/api.py b/dcdbsync/cmd/api.py
index 898891c87..251610a34 100644
--- a/dcdbsync/cmd/api.py
+++ b/dcdbsync/cmd/api.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import sys
 
 import eventlet
+eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
+
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_service import systemd
@@ -41,7 +43,6 @@ from dcdbsync.common import messaging
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 config.register_options()
 LOG = logging.getLogger('dcdbsync.api')
-eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/dcmanager/cmd/api.py b/dcmanager/cmd/api.py
index 2f3bba76f..d62912fa3 100644
--- a/dcmanager/cmd/api.py
+++ b/dcmanager/cmd/api.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 import sys
 
 import eventlet
+eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
+
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_service import systemd
@@ -43,7 +45,6 @@ from dcorch.common import messaging as dcorch_messaging
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 config.register_options()
 LOG = logging.getLogger('dcmanager.api')
-eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/dcorch/cmd/api.py b/dcorch/cmd/api.py
index fcfc60e23..3fd66ce3e 100644
--- a/dcorch/cmd/api.py
+++ b/dcorch/cmd/api.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 import sys
 
 import eventlet
+eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
+
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_service import systemd
@@ -36,7 +38,6 @@ from dcorch.common import messaging
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 config.register_options()
 LOG = logging.getLogger('dcorch.api')
-eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/dcorch/cmd/api_proxy.py b/dcorch/cmd/api_proxy.py
index 74229a0dd..4df471f96 100644
--- a/dcorch/cmd/api_proxy.py
+++ b/dcorch/cmd/api_proxy.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 import sys
 
 import eventlet
+eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
+
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_service import systemd
@@ -58,7 +60,6 @@ config.register_options()
 CONF.register_cli_opts(proxy_cli_opts)
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger('dcorch.api.proxy')
-eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
 
 
 def main():