diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythcommandlineparser.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythcommandlineparser.cpp
index 3bbac88..6f4ee4f 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythcommandlineparser.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythbase/mythcommandlineparser.cpp
@@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ int MythCommandLineParser::Daemonize(void)
     if (signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN) == SIG_ERR)
         LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_WARNING, "Unable to ignore SIGPIPE");

-    if (toBool("daemon") && (daemon(0, 1) < 0))
+    if (toBool("daemon") && (daemon(1, 1) < 0))
     {
         cerr << "Failed to daemonize: " << ENO_STR << endl;
         return GENERIC_EXIT_DAEMONIZING_ERROR;
diff --git a/mythtv/programs/mythlogserver/main.cpp b/mythtv/programs/mythlogserver/main.cpp
index c017bf3..2ec0f41 100644
--- a/mythtv/programs/mythlogserver/main.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/programs/mythlogserver/main.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (!logging)
         return GENERIC_EXIT_OK;

+    cerr << "blah." << endl;
+
 #ifndef _WIN32
     QList<int> signallist;
     signallist << SIGINT << SIGTERM << SIGSEGV << SIGABRT << SIGBUS << SIGFPE
@@ -110,13 +112,20 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     handler.AddHandler(SIGHUP, logSigHup);
 #endif

+    cerr << "blah2." << endl;
+
     gContext = new MythContext(MYTH_BINARY_VERSION);
+
+    cerr << "blah3." << endl;
+
     if (!gContext->Init(false))
     {
         cerr << "Failed to init MythContext, exiting." << endl;
         return GENERIC_EXIT_NO_MYTHCONTEXT;
     }

+    cerr << "blah4." << endl;
+
     qApp->exec();

     return GENERIC_EXIT_OK;