diff --git a/cli-miner.cpp b/cli-miner.cpp
index 2f9a6356..43329e29 100644
--- a/cli-miner.cpp
+++ b/cli-miner.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if(strlen(jconf::inst()->GetOutputFile()) != 0)
 		printer::inst()->open_logfile(jconf::inst()->GetOutputFile());
 
-	executor::inst()->ex_start();
+	executor::inst()->ex_start(jconf::inst()->DaemonMode());
 
 	using namespace std::chrono;
 	uint64_t lastTime = time_point_cast<milliseconds>(high_resolution_clock::now()).time_since_epoch().count();
diff --git a/config.txt b/config.txt
index 0dcb9e92..98675a25 100644
--- a/config.txt
+++ b/config.txt
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ null,
  */
 "h_print_time" : 60,
 
+/*
+ * Daemon mode
+ *
+ * If you are running the process in the background and you don't need the keyboard reports, set this to true.
+ * This should solve the hashrate problems on some emulated terminals.
+ */
+"daemon_mode" : false,
+
 /*
  * Output file
  *
diff --git a/executor.cpp b/executor.cpp
index af108111..383c53e2 100644
--- a/executor.cpp
+++ b/executor.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ executor* executor::oInst = NULL;
 
 executor::executor()
 {
-	my_thd = nullptr;
 }
 
 void executor::push_timed_event(ex_event&& ev, size_t sec)
diff --git a/executor.h b/executor.h
index d900b418..74efec0a 100644
--- a/executor.h
+++ b/executor.h
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ class executor
 		return oInst;
 	};
 
-	void ex_start() { my_thd = new std::thread(&executor::ex_main, this); }
-	void ex_main();
+	void ex_start(bool daemon) { daemon ? ex_main() : std::thread(&executor::ex_main, this).detach(); }
 
 	void get_http_report(ex_event_name ev_id, std::string& data);
 
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ class executor
 
 	telemetry* telem;
 	std::vector<minethd*>* pvThreads;
-	std::thread* my_thd;
 
 	size_t current_pool_id;
 
@@ -67,6 +65,8 @@ class executor
 	executor();
 	static executor* oInst;
 
+	void ex_main();
+
 	void ex_clock_thd();
 	void pool_connect(jpsock* pool);
 
diff --git a/jconf.cpp b/jconf.cpp
index d272325c..3457ed9a 100644
--- a/jconf.cpp
+++ b/jconf.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ using namespace rapidjson;
 enum configEnum { aCpuThreadsConf, sUseSlowMem, bNiceHashMode,
 	bTlsMode, bTlsSecureAlgo, sTlsFingerprint, sPoolAddr, sWalletAddr, sPoolPwd,
 	iCallTimeout, iNetRetry, iGiveUpLimit, iVerboseLevel, iAutohashTime,
-	sOutputFile, iHttpdPort, bPreferIpv4 };
+	bDaemonMode, sOutputFile, iHttpdPort, bPreferIpv4 };
 
 struct configVal {
 	configEnum iName;
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ configVal oConfigValues[] = {
 	{ iGiveUpLimit, "giveup_limit", kNumberType },
 	{ iVerboseLevel, "verbose_level", kNumberType },
 	{ iAutohashTime, "h_print_time", kNumberType },
+	{ bDaemonMode, "daemon_mode", kTrueType },
 	{ sOutputFile, "output_file", kStringType },
 	{ iHttpdPort, "httpd_port", kNumberType },
 	{ bPreferIpv4, "prefer_ipv4", kTrueType }
@@ -251,6 +252,11 @@ bool jconf::NiceHashMode()
 	return prv->configValues[bNiceHashMode]->GetBool();
 }
 
+bool jconf::DaemonMode()
+{
+	return prv->configValues[bDaemonMode]->GetBool();
+}
+
 const char* jconf::GetOutputFile()
 {
 	return prv->configValues[sOutputFile]->GetString();
diff --git a/jconf.h b/jconf.h
index f932728f..c42fbe03 100644
--- a/jconf.h
+++ b/jconf.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class jconf
 
 	bool NiceHashMode();
 
+	bool DaemonMode();
+
 	bool PreferIpv4();
 
 	inline bool HaveHardwareAes() { return bHaveAes; }