diff --git a/onionr/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch.py b/onionr/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch.py
index 78eef666..455a38cc 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch.py
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ def kill_daemon():
     '''
         Shutdown the Onionr daemon (communicator)
     '''
-
     logger.warn('Stopping the running daemon...', timestamp = False, terminal=True)
     try:
+        os.fork()
         events.event('daemon_stop')
         net = NetController(config.get('client.port', 59496))
         try:
diff --git a/onionr/onionrcommands/restartonionr.py b/onionr/onionrcommands/restartonionr.py
index 81adc073..12b7ef89 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrcommands/restartonionr.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrcommands/restartonionr.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ SCRIPT_NAME = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + f'/../../{onionrvalu
 
 def restart():
     logger.info('Restarting Onionr', terminal=True)
+    os.fork()
     daemonlaunch.kill_daemon()
     while localcommand.local_command('ping', maxWait=8) == 'pong!':
         time.sleep(0.3)