diff --git a/passt.1 b/passt.1
index 1654173..b0d7d87 100644
--- a/passt.1
+++ b/passt.1
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Don't print informational messages.
 .TP
 .BR \-f ", " \-\-foreground
 Don't run in background.
-Default is to fork into background, if started from an interactive terminal.
+Default is to fork into background.
 
 .TP
 .BR \-e ", " \-\-stderr
diff --git a/passt.c b/passt.c
index 6e5a72a..399cc08 100644
--- a/passt.c
+++ b/passt.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	else
 		__setlogmask(LOG_UPTO(LOG_INFO));
 
-	if (isatty(fileno(stdout)) && !c.foreground && daemon(0, 0)) {
+	if (!c.foreground && daemon(0, 0)) {
 		perror("daemon");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}