diff --git a/validator/txnserver/validator_cli.py b/validator/txnserver/validator_cli.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/validator/txnserver/validator_cli.py
+++ b/validator/txnserver/validator_cli.py
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ import traceback
 import warnings
 import ctypes
 
-from journal.journal_core import Journal
-
 from sawtooth.config import ArgparseOptionsConfig
 from sawtooth.config import ConfigFileNotFound
 from sawtooth.config import InvalidSubstitutionKey
@@ -59,6 +57,7 @@ def local_main(config, windows_service=False, daemonized=False):
     from txnserver import web_api
     from gossip.gossip_core import GossipException
     from gossip.gossip_core import Gossip
+    from journal.journal_core import Journal
 
     logger.warn('validator pid is %s', os.getpid())
Moved location of import to allow daemonized validator to start

Moved location of import "from journal.journal_core import Journal"
to allow daemonized validators to start with sawtooth cluster
command.