diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 90dff75..89abb86 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ func main() {
 
 	go CloseSatelOnCtrlC(s, &cleanShutdown)
 
+	closeDebugTools := make(chan interface{})
+	if config.WriteMemoryProfile {
+		WriteMemoryProfilePeriodically(&wg, log.New(os.Stderr, "DebugTools", log.Lmicroseconds), closeDebugTools)
+	}
+
 	for e := range FilterByTypeOrIndex(
 		FilterByLastSeen(s.Events, &wg, &dataStore, log.New(os.Stderr, "FilterByLastSeen", log.Lmicroseconds)),
 		&wg, config.AllowedTypes, config.AllowedIndexes) {
@@ -88,8 +93,6 @@ func main() {
 		tgEvents <- GenericMessage{e.BasicEvents}
 	}
 
-	closeDebugTools := make(chan interface{})
-	WriteMemoryProfilePeriodically(&wg, log.New(os.Stderr, "DebugTools", log.Lmicroseconds), closeDebugTools)
 	logger.Print("Closing...")
 	close(closeDebugTools)
 	close(tgEvents)