diff --git a/src/mind/mod.rs b/src/mind/mod.rs
index a2f3e30..deb187e 100644
--- a/src/mind/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mind/mod.rs
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ pub struct Mind {
     turn_tx: mpsc::Sender<(Result<TurnResult>, StreamTarget)>,
     turn_handle: Option<tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>>,
     turn_watch: tokio::sync::watch::Sender<bool>,
+    _supervisor: crate::thalamus::supervisor::Supervisor,
 }
 
 impl Mind {
@@ -206,7 +207,12 @@ impl Mind {
 
         let shared = shared_mind_state(config.app.dmn.max_turns);
         let (turn_watch, _) = tokio::sync::watch::channel(false);
-        Self { agent, shared, config, ui_tx, turn_tx, turn_handle: None, turn_watch }
+
+        let mut sup = crate::thalamus::supervisor::Supervisor::new();
+        sup.load_config();
+        sup.ensure_running();
+
+        Self { agent, shared, config, ui_tx, turn_tx, turn_handle: None, turn_watch, _supervisor: sup }
     }
 
     /// Initialize — restore log, start daemons and background agents.
@@ -216,11 +222,6 @@ impl Mind {
         ag.restore_from_log();
         drop(ag);
 
-        // Start channel daemons
-        let mut sup = crate::thalamus::supervisor::Supervisor::new();
-        sup.load_config();
-        sup.ensure_running();
-
         // Start observation socket
         if !self.config.no_agents {
             let socket_path = self.config.session_dir.join("agent.sock");