diff --git a/src/freedombone-meshweb b/src/freedombone-meshweb
index f33845ce..ea06165a 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-meshweb
+++ b/src/freedombone-meshweb
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ fi
 
 existing_ipfs=$(ps aux | grep ipfs | wc -l)
 if [ $existing_ipfs -lt "2" ]; then
-    ipfs daemon --mount
+    ipfs daemon --mount &
 fi
 
 ZERONET_INDEX=/home/$MY_USERNAME/mesh.html