diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
index dce4c68ef..1cf346e18 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
@@ -663,8 +663,8 @@ fn do_init_child(cwfd: RawFd) -> Result<()> {
     let _ = unistd::close(crfd);
     let _ = unistd::close(cwfd);
 
+    unistd::setsid().context("create a new session")?;
     if oci_process.terminal {
-        unistd::setsid()?;
         unsafe {
             libc::ioctl(0, libc::TIOCSCTTY);
         }