diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index c6a1ff1..ead7a77 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-echo -n "Starting kippo..."
-
-if [ "$1" == "-f" ]
-then
-    FOREGROUND=" -n"
-else
-    echo -n " (background)"
-fi
-echo
-
-twistd -y kippo.tac -l log/kippo.log$FOREGROUND
+echo -n "Starting kippo in background..."
+twistd -y kippo.tac -l log/kippo.log