diff --git a/src/controller/controller.cpp b/src/controller/controller.cpp
index 8cc62c11..264de660 100644
--- a/src/controller/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/controller.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv){
   conf.addOption("username", stored_user);
   conf.addOption("daemonize",
       JSON::fromString(
-          "{\"long\":\"daemon\", \"short\":\"d\", \"default\":1, \"long_off\":\"nodaemon\", \"short_off\":\"n\", \"help\":\"Turns deamon mode on (-d) or off (-n). -d (default) runs quietly in background, -n enables verbose in foreground.\"}"));
+          "{\"long\":\"daemon\", \"short\":\"d\", \"default\":0, \"long_off\":\"nodaemon\", \"short_off\":\"n\", \"help\":\"Turns deamon mode on (-d) or off (-n). -d runs quietly in background, -n (default) enables verbose in foreground.\"}"));
   conf.addOption("account",
       JSON::fromString(
           "{\"long\":\"account\", \"short\":\"a\", \"arg\":\"string\" \"default\":\"\", \"help\":\"A username:password string to create a new account with.\"}"));