diff --git a/homeassistant/__main__.py b/homeassistant/__main__.py
index f12758a354d..583945c8541 100644
--- a/homeassistant/__main__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/__main__.py
@@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ def daemonize():
     if pid > 0:
         sys.exit(0)
 
+    # redirect standard file descriptors to devnull
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    sys.stderr.flush()
+    os.dup2(open(os.devnull, 'r').fileno(), sys.stdin.fileno())
+    os.dup2(open(os.devnull, 'a+').fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())
+    os.dup2(open(os.devnull, 'a+').fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno())
+
 
 def check_pid(pid_file):
     """Check that HA is not already running."""
@@ -234,15 +241,14 @@ def setup_and_run_hass(config_dir, args, top_process=False):
             'demo': {}
         }
         hass = bootstrap.from_config_dict(
-            config, config_dir=config_dir, daemon=args.daemon,
-            verbose=args.verbose, skip_pip=args.skip_pip,
-            log_rotate_days=args.log_rotate_days)
+            config, config_dir=config_dir, verbose=args.verbose,
+            skip_pip=args.skip_pip, log_rotate_days=args.log_rotate_days)
     else:
         config_file = ensure_config_file(config_dir)
         print('Config directory:', config_dir)
         hass = bootstrap.from_config_file(
-            config_file, daemon=args.daemon, verbose=args.verbose,
-            skip_pip=args.skip_pip, log_rotate_days=args.log_rotate_days)
+            config_file, verbose=args.verbose, skip_pip=args.skip_pip,
+            log_rotate_days=args.log_rotate_days)
 
     if hass is None:
         return
diff --git a/homeassistant/bootstrap.py b/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
index a8e85ca3bd3..99382bebe74 100644
--- a/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
+++ b/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def mount_local_lib_path(config_dir):
 
 # pylint: disable=too-many-branches, too-many-statements, too-many-arguments
 def from_config_dict(config, hass=None, config_dir=None, enable_log=True,
-                     verbose=False, daemon=False, skip_pip=False,
+                     verbose=False, skip_pip=False,
                      log_rotate_days=None):
     """Try to configure Home Assistant from a config dict.
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def from_config_dict(config, hass=None, config_dir=None, enable_log=True,
     process_ha_config_upgrade(hass)
 
     if enable_log:
-        enable_logging(hass, verbose, daemon, log_rotate_days)
+        enable_logging(hass, verbose, log_rotate_days)
 
     hass.config.skip_pip = skip_pip
     if skip_pip:
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ def from_config_dict(config, hass=None, config_dir=None, enable_log=True,
     return hass
 
 
-def from_config_file(config_path, hass=None, verbose=False, daemon=False,
-                     skip_pip=True, log_rotate_days=None):
+def from_config_file(config_path, hass=None, verbose=False, skip_pip=True,
+                     log_rotate_days=None):
     """Read the configuration file and try to start all the functionality.
 
     Will add functionality to 'hass' parameter if given,
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def from_config_file(config_path, hass=None, verbose=False, daemon=False,
     hass.config.config_dir = config_dir
     mount_local_lib_path(config_dir)
 
-    enable_logging(hass, verbose, daemon, log_rotate_days)
+    enable_logging(hass, verbose, log_rotate_days)
 
     try:
         config_dict = config_util.load_yaml_config_file(config_path)
@@ -304,28 +304,27 @@ def from_config_file(config_path, hass=None, verbose=False, daemon=False,
                             skip_pip=skip_pip)
 
 
-def enable_logging(hass, verbose=False, daemon=False, log_rotate_days=None):
+def enable_logging(hass, verbose=False, log_rotate_days=None):
     """Setup the logging."""
-    if not daemon:
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-        fmt = ("%(log_color)s%(asctime)s %(levelname)s (%(threadName)s) "
-               "[%(name)s] %(message)s%(reset)s")
-        try:
-            from colorlog import ColoredFormatter
-            logging.getLogger().handlers[0].setFormatter(ColoredFormatter(
-                fmt,
-                datefmt='%y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S',
-                reset=True,
-                log_colors={
-                    'DEBUG': 'cyan',
-                    'INFO': 'green',
-                    'WARNING': 'yellow',
-                    'ERROR': 'red',
-                    'CRITICAL': 'red',
-                }
-            ))
-        except ImportError:
-            pass
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+    fmt = ("%(log_color)s%(asctime)s %(levelname)s (%(threadName)s) "
+           "[%(name)s] %(message)s%(reset)s")
+    try:
+        from colorlog import ColoredFormatter
+        logging.getLogger().handlers[0].setFormatter(ColoredFormatter(
+            fmt,
+            datefmt='%y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S',
+            reset=True,
+            log_colors={
+                'DEBUG': 'cyan',
+                'INFO': 'green',
+                'WARNING': 'yellow',
+                'ERROR': 'red',
+                'CRITICAL': 'red',
+            }
+        ))
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
 
     # Log errors to a file if we have write access to file or config dir
     err_log_path = hass.config.path(ERROR_LOG_FILENAME)