diff --git a/fe/http.go b/fe/http.go
index f73344856f70191ad5cabbe85fdf6d5df319a9c1..3383ec69d7992913b23f163891061a5f4dc3d40d 100644
--- a/fe/http.go
+++ b/fe/http.go
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ func (h *HttpRedirector) serveStatusPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 
 // Run starts the HTTP server on the given addr. Does not return.
 func (h *HttpRedirector) Run(addr, staticDir, templateDir string) {
+	// Start the background goroutine that updates the
+	// LoadBalancer asynchronously.
+	go h.lbUpdater()
+
 	h.template = template.Must(
 		template.ParseGlob(
 			filepath.Join(templateDir, "*.html")))