diff --git a/src/vstart.sh b/src/vstart.sh
index bdf0f596dec..ff91a663688 100755
--- a/src/vstart.sh
+++ b/src/vstart.sh
@@ -1134,6 +1134,27 @@ EOF
 
 start_mds() {
     local mds=0
+    if [ $new -eq 1 ]; then
+        if [ "$CEPH_NUM_FS" -gt "0" ] ; then
+            sleep 5 # time for MDS to come up as standby to avoid health warnings on fs creation
+            if [ "$CEPH_NUM_FS" -gt "1" ] ; then
+                ceph_adm fs flag set enable_multiple true --yes-i-really-mean-it
+            fi
+
+	    # wait for volume module to load
+	    while ! ceph_adm fs volume ls ; do sleep 1 ; done
+            local fs=0
+            for name in a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p
+            do
+                ceph_adm fs volume create ${name}
+                ceph_adm fs authorize ${name} "client.fs_${name}" / rwp >> "$keyring_fn"
+                fs=$(($fs + 1))
+                [ $fs -eq $CEPH_NUM_FS ] && break
+            done
+        fi
+    fi
+    ceph_adm fs set a allow_standby_replay true
+
     for name in a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p
     do
         [ $mds -eq $CEPH_NUM_MDS ] && break
@@ -1174,27 +1195,6 @@ EOF
         #$CEPH_BIN/ceph-mds -d $ARGS --mds_thrash_fragments 0 --mds_thrash_exports 0 #--debug_ms 20
         #ceph_adm mds set max_mds 2
     done
-
-    if [ $new -eq 1 ]; then
-        if [ "$CEPH_NUM_FS" -gt "0" ] ; then
-            sleep 5 # time for MDS to come up as standby to avoid health warnings on fs creation
-            if [ "$CEPH_NUM_FS" -gt "1" ] ; then
-                ceph_adm fs flag set enable_multiple true --yes-i-really-mean-it
-            fi
-
-	    # wait for volume module to load
-	    while ! ceph_adm fs volume ls ; do sleep 1 ; done
-            local fs=0
-            for name in a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p
-            do
-                ceph_adm fs volume create ${name}
-                ceph_adm fs authorize ${name} "client.fs_${name}" / rwp >> "$keyring_fn"
-                fs=$(($fs + 1))
-                [ $fs -eq $CEPH_NUM_FS ] && break
-            done
-        fi
-    fi
-
 }
 
 # Ganesha Daemons requires nfs-ganesha nfs-ganesha-ceph nfs-ganesha-rados-grace