>&3 2>git_daemon_output &
        GIT_DAEMON_PID=$!
        {
-               read line
+               read line <&7
                echo >&4 "$line"
-               cat >&4 &
+               cat <&7 >&4 &
+       } 7<git_daemon_output &&
 
-               # Check expected output
-               if test x"$(expr "$line" : "\[[0-9]*\] \(.*\)")" != x"Ready to rumble"
-               then
-                       kill "$GIT_DAEMON_PID"
-                       wait "$GIT_DAEMON_PID"
-                       trap 'die' EXIT
-                       error "git daemon failed to start"
-               fi
-       } <git_daemon_output
+       # Check expected output
+       if test x"$(expr "$line" : "\[[0-9]*\] \(.*\)")" != x"Ready to rumble"
+       then
+               kill "$GIT_DAEMON_PID"
+               wait "$GIT_DAEMON_PID"
+               trap 'die' EXIT
+               error "git daemon failed to start"
+       fi
 }
 
 stop_git_daemon() {