From e4655cde0b334a25cf0218ef1616873979133006 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: oiupoyt <oiupoyt.cat@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2026 12:59:31 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ui): auto-start daemon on status query if not running

---
 src/bin/vrec-ui.rs | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/src/bin/vrec-ui.rs b/src/bin/vrec-ui.rs
index e68a03e..5501c14 100644
--- a/src/bin/vrec-ui.rs
+++ b/src/bin/vrec-ui.rs
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
                 return send_command(Command::ReloadConfig);
             }
             "--status" => {
+                ensure_daemon_running();
                 match query_status() {
                     Ok(st) => {
                         println!("Daemon Status:");