diff --git a/loader.js b/loader.js
index 389412fdef..749d3e619a 100644
--- a/loader.js
+++ b/loader.js
@@ -5,9 +5,16 @@ var	nconf = require('nconf'),
 	pidFilePath = __dirname + '/pidfile',
 	start = function() {
 		var	fork = require('child_process').fork,
+			// output = fs.openSync(__dirname + '/logs/output.log', 'a'),
+			output = fs.createWriteStream(__dirname + '/logs/output.log', {
+				flags: 'a',
+				encoding: 'utf-8'
+			}),
 			nbb_start = function() {
+				var	silent = nconf.get('daemon') !== false;
+
 				if (timesStarted > 3) {
-					console.log('\n[loader] Experienced three start attempts in 10 seconds, most likely am error on startup. Halting.');
+					console.log('\n[loader] Experienced three start attempts in 10 seconds, most likely an error on startup. Halting.');
 					return nbb_stop();
 				}
 
@@ -18,15 +25,31 @@ var	nconf = require('nconf'),
 				startTimer = setTimeout(resetTimer, 1000*10);
 
 				nbb = fork('./app', process.argv.slice(2), {
-						env: {
-							'NODE_ENV': process.env.NODE_ENV
-						}
-					});
+					env: {
+						'NODE_ENV': process.env.NODE_ENV
+					},
+					silent: silent
+				});
+
+
+				if (silent) {
+					nbb.stdout.pipe(output);
+					nbb.stderr.pipe(output);
+				}
 
 				nbb.on('message', function(message) {
 					if (message && typeof message === 'object' && message.action) {
 						if (message.action === 'restart') {
 							nbb_restart();
+						} else if (message.action === 'ready' && silent) {
+							// Output bind_address
+							process.stdout.write('\nNodeBB listening on ' + message.bind_address + '\n\n');
+
+							// Daemonize and record new pid
+							require('daemon')({
+								stdout: output
+							});
+							fs.writeFile(__dirname + '/pidfile', process.pid);
 						}
 					}
 				});
@@ -89,19 +112,7 @@ if (nconf.get('daemon') !== false) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Initialise logging streams
-	var	outputStream = fs.createWriteStream(__dirname + '/logs/output.log');
-	outputStream.on('open', function(fd) {
-		// Daemonize
-		require('daemon')({
-			stdout: fd
-		});
-
-		// Write its pid to a pidfile
-		fs.writeFile(__dirname + '/pidfile', process.pid);
-
-		start();
-	});
+	start();
 } else {
 	start();
 }
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index 13c3b7a128..a9ffd958b6 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -108,9 +108,17 @@ if(nconf.get('ssl')) {
 		});
 
 		emitter.on('templates:compiled', function() {
-			winston.info('NodeBB attempting to listen on: ' + ((nconf.get('bind_address') === "0.0.0.0" || !nconf.get('bind_address')) ? '0.0.0.0' : nconf.get('bind_address')) + ':' + port);
+			var	bind_address = ((nconf.get('bind_address') === "0.0.0.0" || !nconf.get('bind_address')) ? '0.0.0.0' : nconf.get('bind_address')) + ':' + port;
+			winston.info('NodeBB attempting to listen on: ' + bind_address);
+
 			server.listen(port, nconf.get('bind_address'), function(){
 				winston.info('NodeBB Ready');
+				if (process.send) {
+					process.send({
+						action: 'ready',
+						bind_address: bind_address
+					});
+				}
 			});
 		});
 	};