diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
index 4646aa2e..11cbc7a9 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ MSWindowsWatchdog::startProcess()
 
 	ZeroMemory(&sa, sizeof(SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES));
 	HANDLE userToken = getUserToken(&sa);
-	m_elevateProcess = m_autoElevated;
+	m_elevateProcess = m_autoElevated ? m_autoElevated : m_elevateProcess;
 	m_autoElevated = false;
 
 	// patch by Jack Zhou and Henry Tung