diff --git a/src/nlsr.cpp b/src/nlsr.cpp
index 5fef3bf..d4aa996 100644
--- a/src/nlsr.cpp
+++ b/src/nlsr.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cstdio>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "nlsr.hpp"
 #include "adjacent.hpp"
@@ -87,6 +88,32 @@
 }
 
 void
+Nlsr::daemonize()
+{
+  pid_t process_id = 0;
+  pid_t sid = 0;
+  process_id = fork();
+  if (process_id < 0){
+    std::cerr << "Daemonization failed!" << std::endl;
+    throw Error("Error: Daemonization process- fork failed!");
+  }
+  if (process_id > 0) {
+    _LOG_DEBUG("Process daemonized. Process id: " << process_id);
+    exit(0);
+  }
+
+  umask(0);
+  sid = setsid();
+  if(sid < 0) {
+    throw Error("Error: Daemonization process- setting id failed!");
+  }
+
+  if (chdir("/") < 0) {
+    throw Error("Error: Daemonization process-chdir failed!");
+  }
+}
+
+void
 Nlsr::initialize()
 {
   _LOG_DEBUG("Initializing Nlsr");