diff --git a/book/04-git-server/sections/git-daemon.asc b/book/04-git-server/sections/git-daemon.asc
index 689f932f5..310041538 100644
--- a/book/04-git-server/sections/git-daemon.asc
+++ b/book/04-git-server/sections/git-daemon.asc
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ stop on shutdown
 exec /usr/bin/git daemon \
     --user=git --group=git \
     --reuseaddr \
-    --detach \
     --base-path=/opt/git/ \
     /opt/git/
 respawn