diff --git a/deluge/ui/webui/webui.py b/deluge/ui/webui/webui.py
index 9abf3a5cc..0453ca442 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/webui/webui.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/webui/webui.py
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@
 
 class WebUI:
     def __init__(self, args):
+        import os
+        import sys
         import deluge_webserver
+        if os.fork() == 0:
+            os.setsid()
+            if os.fork() == 0:
+                sys.stderr = sys.stdout
+                sys.stdin = None
+            else:
+                os._exit(0)
+        else:
+            os._exit(0)
         deluge_webserver.run(debug = False)