diff --git a/src/tools/pw-cli.c b/src/tools/pw-cli.c
index 4d6655b06..d8b330570 100644
--- a/src/tools/pw-cli.c
+++ b/src/tools/pw-cli.c
@@ -2374,8 +2374,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			fprintf(stderr, "Error: \"%s\"\n", error);
 			free(error);
 		}
+		data.current->prompt_pending = pw_core_sync(data.current->core, 0, 0);
 		while (!data.quit && data.current) {
-			data.current->prompt_pending = pw_core_sync(data.current->core, 0, 0);
 			pw_main_loop_run(data.loop);
 			if (!monitor)
 				break;