--- a/alterator-fbi/ahttpd.init	
+++ a/alterator-fbi/ahttpd.init	
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ start()
 {
 	ssl_generate "ahttpd"
 
-	start_daemon --pidfile "$PIDFILE" --lockfile "$LOCKFILE" --expect-user _ahttpd --name ahttpd --displayname ahttpd -- ahttpd
+	start_daemon --background --pidfile "$PIDFILE" --make-pidfile --lockfile "$LOCKFILE" --expect-user _ahttpd --name ahttpd --displayname ahttpd -- ahttpd
 	RETVAL=$?
 
 	[ "$RETVAL" != "0" ] || publish_service ahttpd 'System management center at %h' '_https._tcp' "$(ahttpd_port)"
--- a/alterator-fbi/sbin/ahttpd	
+++ a/alterator-fbi/sbin/ahttpd	
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ 
     (begin (alterator-init-local)
            (d-init-local))
     (begin (alterator-init-global)
-           (daemonize (config-ref *config* "server-pidfile"))
+;           (daemonize (config-ref *config* "server-pidfile"))
 	   (drop-privs (config-ref *config* "server-user")
 		       (config-ref *config* "server-group"))))