diff --git a/documentation/modules/exploit/unix/webapp/aerohive_netconfig_lfi_log_poison_rce.md b/documentation/modules/exploit/unix/webapp/aerohive_netconfig_lfi_log_poison_rce.md
index 369bfa4d86a4..a3404e480e84 100644
--- a/documentation/modules/exploit/unix/webapp/aerohive_netconfig_lfi_log_poison_rce.md
+++ b/documentation/modules/exploit/unix/webapp/aerohive_netconfig_lfi_log_poison_rce.md
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@ This request includes two POST parameters:
 2. The parameter that is used to execute commands via `/tmp/messages`.
 In our example the name would be `cmd`, but the module sets this to an arbitrary value.
 
-Upon successful exploitation, the Aerohive NetConfig application will hang for as long as the spawned shell remains open.
-Closing the session should render the app responsive again.  It is also possible that enabling the meterpreter option
-'TryToFork` might prevent the application hang after exploitation, but given access constraints we were unable to verify the
-resultant behavior for enabling that option.  Try at your own risk (but let us know how it goes if you do).
+Upon successful exploitation, the Aerohive NetConfig application may hang for as long as the spawned shell remains open.
+If the Linux target is selected with a meterpreter payload, the `MeterpreterTryToFork` option is likely to prevent this,
+and is therefore enabled by default. If the app does hang, closing the session should render the app responsive again.
 
 The module provides an automatic cleanup option to clean the log.
 However, this option is disabled by default because any modifications to the /tmp/messages log, even via sed,
diff --git a/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/aerohive_netconfig_lfi_log_poison_rce.rb b/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/aerohive_netconfig_lfi_log_poison_rce.rb
index 7f25d9a7cc98..e73d936f0183 100644
--- a/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/aerohive_netconfig_lfi_log_poison_rce.rb
+++ b/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/aerohive_netconfig_lfi_log_poison_rce.rb
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ def initialize(info = {})
           issue in conjunction with log poisoning to gain RCE as root.
 
           Upon successful exploitation, the Aerohive NetConfig application
-          will hang for as long as the spawned shell remains open. Closing
-          the session should render the app responsive again.
+          may hang for as long as the spawned shell remains open. For the
+          Linux target, the MeterpreterTryToFork option (enabled by default)
+          will likely prevent this. If the app hangs, closing the session
+          should render it responsive again.
 
           The module provides an automatic cleanup option to clean the log.
           However, this option is disabled by default because any modifications
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@ def initialize(info = {})
               'Platform' => 'linux',
               'DefaultOptions' => {
                 'PAYLOAD' => 'linux/armle/meterpreter/reverse_tcp',
-                'CMDSTAGER::FLAVOR' => 'curl'
+                'CMDSTAGER::FLAVOR' => 'curl',
+                'MeterpreterTryToFork' => true # prevent the web server from hanging when we get a meterpreter session
               }
             }
           ],