diff --git a/buffyboard/main.c b/buffyboard/main.c
index 77919fc..9545f2f 100644
--- a/buffyboard/main.c
+++ b/buffyboard/main.c
@@ -198,11 +198,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     bb_config_parse_directory("/etc/buffyboard.conf.d", &conf_opts);
     bb_config_parse_files(cli_opts.config_files, cli_opts.num_config_files, &conf_opts);
 
-    /* Set up uinput device */
-    if (!bb_uinput_device_init(sq2lv_unique_scancodes, sq2lv_num_unique_scancodes)) {
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-    }
-
     /* Initialise LVGL and set up logging callback */
     lv_init();
     lv_log_register_print_cb(bbx_log_print_cb);
@@ -275,6 +270,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     /* Apply default keyboard layout */
     sq2lv_switch_layout(keyboard, SQ2LV_LAYOUT_TERMINAL_US);
 
+    int fd_epoll = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
+    if (fd_epoll == -1) {
+        perror("epoll_create1() is failed");
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
     /* Open the file to track virtual terminals */
     fd_active = open("/sys/class/tty/tty0/active", O_RDONLY|O_NOCTTY|O_CLOEXEC);
     if (fd_active < 0) {
@@ -282,12 +283,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    int fd_epoll = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
-    if (fd_epoll == -1) {
-        perror("epoll_create1() is failed");
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-    }
-
     struct epoll_event event;
     event.events = EPOLLIN|EPOLLET;
     event.data.ptr = __extension__ (void*) on_new_terminal;
@@ -306,6 +301,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     if (bbx_indev_init(fd_epoll, &input_config) == 0)
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
+    /* Set up uinput device */
+    if (!bb_uinput_device_init(sq2lv_unique_scancodes, sq2lv_num_unique_scancodes)) {
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
     /* Set signal handlers */
     struct sigaction action;
     action.sa_handler = signal_handler;