diff --git a/startJD2.sh b/startJD2.sh
index ca0382d..9947ea3 100755
--- a/startJD2.sh
+++ b/startJD2.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function stopJD2 {
 
 trap stopJD2 EXIT
 
-java -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar JDownloader.jar
+java -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar JDownloader.jar &
 
 while true; do
 	sleep inf