diff --git a/sgminer.c b/sgminer.c
index a414fa48..95d0209f 100644
--- a/sgminer.c
+++ b/sgminer.c
@@ -4072,19 +4072,19 @@ void switch_pools(struct pool *selected)
       applog(LOG_WARNING, "Switching to %s", get_pool_name(pool));
       if (pool_localgen(pool) || opt_fail_only)
         clear_pool_work(last_pool);
-        
-      //if startup, initialize gpus and start mining threads
-      if(startup)
-      {
-        startup = false;  //remove startup flag so we don't enter this block again
-        applog(LOG_NOTICE, "Startup GPU initialization... Using settings from pool %s.", get_pool_name(pool));
-        
-        //apply gpu settings based on first alive pool
-        apply_initial_gpu_settings(pool);
-        gpu_initialized = true; //gpus initialized
-      }
     }
   }
+  
+  //if startup, initialize gpus and start mining threads
+  if(startup)
+  {
+    startup = false;  //remove startup flag so we don't enter this block again
+    applog(LOG_NOTICE, "Startup GPU initialization... Using settings from pool %s.", get_pool_name(pool));
+    
+    //apply gpu settings based on first alive pool
+    apply_initial_gpu_settings(pool);
+    gpu_initialized = true; //gpus initialized
+  }
 
   mutex_lock(&lp_lock);
   pthread_cond_broadcast(&lp_cond);