diff --git a/src/zabbix_proxy/proxy.c b/src/zabbix_proxy/proxy.c
index 49133dc002..e01f80a713 100644
--- a/src/zabbix_proxy/proxy.c
+++ b/src/zabbix_proxy/proxy.c
@@ -1059,10 +1059,6 @@ int	MAIN_ZABBIX_ENTRY(int flags)
 	if (SUCCEED != DBcheck_version())
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 
-	DBconnect(ZBX_DB_CONNECT_NORMAL);
-	DCsync_configuration(ZBX_DBSYNC_INIT);
-	DBclose();
-
 	threads_num = CONFIG_CONFSYNCER_FORKS + CONFIG_HEARTBEAT_FORKS + CONFIG_DATASENDER_FORKS
 			+ CONFIG_POLLER_FORKS + CONFIG_UNREACHABLE_POLLER_FORKS + CONFIG_TRAPPER_FORKS
 			+ CONFIG_PINGER_FORKS + CONFIG_HOUSEKEEPER_FORKS + CONFIG_HTTPPOLLER_FORKS
@@ -1106,6 +1102,8 @@ int	MAIN_ZABBIX_ENTRY(int flags)
 		{
 			case ZBX_PROCESS_TYPE_CONFSYNCER:
 				zbx_thread_start(proxyconfig_thread, &thread_args, &threads[i]);
+				while (0 == DCconfig_get_last_sync_time())
+					sleep(1);
 				break;
 			case ZBX_PROCESS_TYPE_HEARTBEAT:
 				zbx_thread_start(heart_thread, &thread_args, &threads[i]);
diff --git a/src/zabbix_proxy/proxyconfig/proxyconfig.c b/src/zabbix_proxy/proxyconfig/proxyconfig.c
index e7776957da..a15f0bb945 100644
--- a/src/zabbix_proxy/proxyconfig/proxyconfig.c
+++ b/src/zabbix_proxy/proxyconfig/proxyconfig.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ ZBX_THREAD_ENTRY(proxyconfig_thread, args)
 	zbx_setproctitle("%s [connecting to the database]", get_process_type_string(process_type));
 
 	DBconnect(ZBX_DB_CONNECT_NORMAL);
-
+	DCsync_configuration(ZBX_DBSYNC_INIT);
 	zbx_set_sigusr_handler(zbx_proxyconfig_sigusr_handler);
 
 	while (ZBX_IS_RUNNING())