diff --git a/build/ripping-cluster-worker.init-gentoo b/build/ripping-cluster-worker.init-gentoo
index 27f5d00..0abdb95 100644
--- a/build/ripping-cluster-worker.init-gentoo
+++ b/build/ripping-cluster-worker.init-gentoo
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ depend() {
 start() {
 	ebegin "Starting ripping-cluster-worker"
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
-		--pidfile ${PID_FILE} \
+		--background --make-pidfile --pidfile ${PID_FILE} \
 		--exec /usr/bin/php /usr/lib/ripping-cluster/worker/ripping-cluster-worker.php
 	eend $? "Failed to start ripping-cluster-worker"
 }