diff --git a/images/web/start.sh b/images/web/start.sh
index 8b66d8e2..55745fe8 100755
--- a/images/web/start.sh
+++ b/images/web/start.sh
@@ -64,12 +64,13 @@ while "$flag" = true; do
   # Start lighttpd and cgimap
   /usr/local/bin/openstreetmap-cgimap \
     --port=8000 \
+    --daemon \
     --instances=30 \
     --dbname=$POSTGRES_DB \
     --host=$POSTGRES_HOST \
     --username=$POSTGRES_USER \
     --password=$POSTGRES_PASSWORD \
-    --logfile log/cgimap.log &
+    --logfile log/cgimap.log
   # Start the delayed jobs queue worker and  Start the app
   bundle exec rake jobs:work &
   apachectl -k start -DFOREGROUND