diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/cli.rb b/lib/sidekiq/cli.rb
index d37f9298..0090cac1 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/cli.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ module Sidekiq
       logger.info "Running in #{RUBY_DESCRIPTION}"
       logger.info Sidekiq::LICENSE
 
+      Sidekiq::Stats::History.cleanup
+
       @manager = Sidekiq::Manager.new(options)
       poller = Sidekiq::Scheduled::Poller.new
       begin
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/manager.rb b/lib/sidekiq/manager.rb
index 349042e7..c2d1363a 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/manager.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/manager.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ module Sidekiq
       @fetcher = Fetcher.new(current_actor, options[:queues], !!options[:strict])
       @ready = @count.times.map { Processor.new_link(current_actor) }
       procline(options[:tag] ? "#{options[:tag]} " : '')
-      Sidekiq::Stats::History.cleanup
     end
 
     def stop(options={})