diff --git a/openvpn/start.sh b/openvpn/start.sh
index 67bd0a1..c6166bc 100755
--- a/openvpn/start.sh
+++ b/openvpn/start.sh
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ fi
 if [[ $VPN_ENABLED == "yes" ]]; then
 	echo "[info] Starting OpenVPN..." | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
 	cd /config/openvpn
-	exec openvpn --config ${VPN_CONFIG} --daemon
+	exec openvpn --config ${VPN_CONFIG} &
 	#exec /bin/bash /etc/openvpn/openvpn.init start &
 	exec /bin/bash /etc/qbittorrent/iptables.sh
 else