diff --git a/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py b/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py
index 59f3a416..ea3e3b5a 100755
--- a/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py
+++ b/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ if not dry_run:
 
 
 qubes_guid_path = "/usr/bin/qubes_guid"
+qrexec_daemon_path = "/usr/lib/qubes/qrexec_daemon"
 
 qubes_base_dir   = "/var/lib/qubes"
 
@@ -618,6 +619,14 @@ class QubesVm(object):
             print "--> Starting the VM..."
         xend_session.session.xenapi.VM.unpause (self.session_uuid)
 
+        if not preparing_dvm:
+            if verbose:
+                print "--> Starting the qrexec daemon..."
+            retcode = subprocess.call ([qrexec_daemon_path, str(xid)])
+            if (retcode != 0) :
+                self.force_shutdown()
+                raise OSError ("ERROR: Cannot execute qrexec_daemon!")
+
         # perhaps we should move it before unpause and fork?
         if debug_console:
             from xen.xm import console
diff --git a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-run b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-run
index fe2ca357..bafe3a79 100755
--- a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-run
+++ b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-run
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import os.path
 
 qubes_guid_path = "/usr/bin/qubes_guid"
 qubes_clipd_path = "/usr/bin/qclipd"
-qrexec_daemon_path = "/usr/lib/qubes/qrexec_daemon"
 qrexec_client_path = "/usr/lib/qubes/qrexec_client"
 notify_object = None
 
@@ -114,14 +113,6 @@ def vm_run_cmd(vm, cmd, options):
                     tray_notify_error ("ERROR: Cannot start qubes_guid!")
                 exit (1)
 
-        if options.verbose:
-            print "--> Starting Qubes rexec daemon..."
-
-        retcode = subprocess.call ([qrexec_daemon_path, str(xid)])
-        if (retcode != 0) :
-            print "ERROR: Cannot start qrexec_daemon!"
-            exit (1)
-
         actually_execute(str(xid), cmd, options);
 
     else: # VM already running...
diff --git a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-start b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-start
index 8a3d277e..ff23e80a 100755
--- a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-start
+++ b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-start
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import subprocess
 import os
 
 qubes_guid_path = "/usr/bin/qubes_guid"
-qrexec_daemon_path = "/usr/lib/qubes/qrexec_daemon"
 
 def main():
     usage = "usage: %prog [options] <vm-name>"
@@ -35,8 +34,6 @@ def main():
     parser.add_option ("-q", "--quiet", action="store_false", dest="verbose", default=True)
     parser.add_option ("--no-guid", action="store_true", dest="noguid", default=False,
 		      help="Do not start the GUId")
-    parser.add_option ("--no-rexec", action="store_true", dest="norexec", default=False,
-		      help="Do not start rexec")
     parser.add_option ("--console", action="store_true", dest="debug_console", default=False,
                       help="Attach debugging console to the newly started VM")
     parser.add_option ("--dvm", action="store_true", dest="preparing_dvm", default=False,
@@ -73,14 +70,5 @@ def main():
             print "ERROR: Cannot start qubes_guid!"
             exit (1)
 
-    if not options.norexec:
-        if options.verbose:
-            print "--> Starting Qubes rexec..."
-
-        retcode = subprocess.call ([qrexec_daemon_path, str(xid)])
-        if (retcode != 0) :
-            print "ERROR: Cannot start qrexec_daemon!"
-            exit (1)
-
 
 main()
diff --git a/dom0/restore/qubes_prepare_saved_domain.sh b/dom0/restore/qubes_prepare_saved_domain.sh
index d920603e..a1bf0770 100755
--- a/dom0/restore/qubes_prepare_saved_domain.sh
+++ b/dom0/restore/qubes_prepare_saved_domain.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if ! [ -d $VMDIR ] ; then
 	echo $VMDIR does not exist ?
 	exit 1
 fi
-if ! qvm-start $1 --no-guid --no-rexec --dvm ; then
+if ! qvm-start $1 --no-guid --dvm ; then
 	exit 1
 fi