diff --git a/scripts/deluge b/scripts/deluge
index b7a9e3a2c..92a076163 100755
--- a/scripts/deluge
+++ b/scripts/deluge
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ if not deluge.common.windows_check():
                 print "found and fixing ubuntu"
                 os.environ["MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME"] = "/usr/lib/firefox"
                 os.environ["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"] = "/usr/lib/firefox"
-                os.system("/usr/bin/deluge %s" % arguments)
+                os.system("/usr/bin/deluge %s &" % arguments)
                 raise SystemExit
     elif platform.system() == "FreeBSD":
         if os.environ.get("MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME") != "/usr/local/lib/firefox":
             print "found and fixing freebsd..."
             os.environ["MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME"] = "/usr/local/lib/firefox"
             os.environ["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"] = "/usr/local/lib/firefox"
-            os.system("/usr/local/bin/deluge %s" % arguments)
+            os.system("/usr/local/bin/deluge %s &" % arguments)
             raise SystemExit
 
 parser = OptionParser(usage="%prog [options] [torrents to add]",