diff --git a/SICSmain.c b/SICSmain.c
index d392f58f..c94e6190 100644
--- a/SICSmain.c
+++ b/SICSmain.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include "nserver.h"
 
 /***************************** Necessary Globals ****************************/
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
        printf("Unrecoverable error on server startup, exiting.........\n");
        exit(1);
      }
+     daemon(1,1);
      
       
       RunServer(pServ);