diff --git a/userspace/falco/application.cpp b/userspace/falco/application.cpp
index 6a8b75a3..daeee385 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/application.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/application.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ bool application::init(int argc, char **argv, std::string &errstr)
 	m_action_manager.add(std::shared_ptr<runnable_action>(new act_start_webserver(*this)));
 #endif
 	m_action_manager.add(std::shared_ptr<runnable_action>(new act_validate_rules_files(*this)));
+
+	m_action_manager.add(std::shared_ptr<runnable_action>(new act_daemonize(*this)));
 	m_initialized = true;
 	return true;
 }