diff --git a/mcp/pacemaker.in b/mcp/pacemaker.in
index 25a81c08b5..709164313b 100644
--- a/mcp/pacemaker.in
+++ b/mcp/pacemaker.in
@@ -1,149 +1,149 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Authors:
 #  Andrew Beekhof <abeekhof@redhat.com>
 #  Fabio M. Di Nitto <fdinitto@redhat.com>
 #
 # License: Revised BSD
 
 # chkconfig: - 99 01
 # description: Pacemaker Cluster Manager
 # processname: pacemaker
 #
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides:		pacemaker
 # Required-Start:	$network corosync
 # Should-Start:		$syslog
 # Required-Stop:	$network
 # Default-Start:
 # Default-Stop:
 # Short-Description:	Starts and stops Pacemaker Cluster Manager.
 # Description:		Starts and stops Pacemaker Cluster Manager.
 ### END INIT INFO
 
 desc="Pacemaker Cluster Manager"
 prog="pacemakerd"
 
 # set secure PATH
 PATH="/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:@sbindir@"
 
 success()
 {
 	echo -ne "[  OK  ]\r"
 }
 
 failure()
 {
 	echo -ne "[FAILED]\r"
 }
 
 status()
 {
 	pid=$(pidof $1 2>/dev/null)
 	rtrn=$?
 	if [ $rtrn -ne 0 ]; then
 		echo "$1 is stopped"
 	else
 		echo "$1 (pid $pid) is running..."
 	fi
 	return $rtrn
 }
 
 # rpm based distros
 if [ -d @sysconfdir@/sysconfig ]; then
 	[ -f @INITDIR@/functions ] && . @INITDIR@/functions
 	[ -f @sysconfdir@/sysconfig/pacemaker ] && . @sysconfdir@/sysconfig/pacemaker
 	[ -z "$LOCK_FILE" ] && LOCK_FILE="@localstatedir@/lock/subsys/pacemaker"
 fi
 
 # deb based distros
 if [ -d @sysconfdir@/default ]; then
 	[ -f @sysconfdir@/default/pacemaker ] && . @sysconfdir@/default/pacemaker
 	[ -z "$LOCK_FILE" ] && LOCK_FILE="@localstatedir@/lock/pacemaker"
 fi
 
 start()
 {
 	echo -n "Starting $desc: "
 
 	# most recent distributions use tmpfs for $@localstatedir@/run
 	# to avoid to clean it up on every boot.
 	# they also assume that init scripts will create
 	# required subdirectories for proper operations
 	mkdir -p @localstatedir@/run
 
 	if status $prog > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 		success
 	else
-		$prog > /dev/null 2>&1
+		$prog > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 		
 		# Time to connect to corosync and fail
 		sleep 5
 
 		if status $prog > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 			touch $LOCK_FILE
 			pidof $prog > @localstatedir@/run/$prog.pid
 			success
 		else
 			failure
 			rtrn=1
 		fi
 	fi
 	echo
 }
 
 stop()
 {
 	! status $prog > /dev/null 2>&1 && return
 
 	echo -n "Signaling $desc to terminate: "
 	kill -TERM $(pidof $prog) > /dev/null 2>&1
 	success
 	echo
 
 	echo -n "Waiting for cluster services to unload:"
 	while status $prog > /dev/null 2>&1; do
 		sleep 1
 		echo -n "."
 	done
 
 	rm -f $LOCK_FILE
 	rm -f @localstatedir@/run/$prog.pid
 	success
 	echo
 }
 
 restart()
 {
 	stop
 	start
 }
 
 rtrn=0
 
 case "$1" in
 start)
 	start
 ;;
 restart|reload|force-reload)
 	restart
 ;;
 condrestart|try-restart)
 	if status $prog > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 		restart
 	fi
 ;;
 status)
 	status $prog
 	rtrn=$?
 ;;
 stop)
 	stop
 ;;
 *)
 	echo "usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|condrestart|try-restart|status}"
 	rtrn=2
 ;;
 esac
 
 exit $rtrn