diff --git a/src/Hydra/script/hydra_control.sh b/src/Hydra/script/hydra_control.sh
index 2ce8b9f2..8d4d1d24 100755
--- a/src/Hydra/script/hydra_control.sh
+++ b/src/Hydra/script/hydra_control.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fi
 
 if test "$action" = "start"; then
 
-    hydra_server.pl > $HYDRA_DATA/server.log 2>&1 &
+    hydra_server.pl -fork > $HYDRA_DATA/server.log 2>&1 &
     echo $! > $HYDRA_DATA/server.pid
 
     hydra_scheduler.pl > $HYDRA_DATA/scheduler.log 2>&1 &