diff --git a/ejabberdctl.template b/ejabberdctl.template
index 4de6e944e..1cf3a5d31 100755
--- a/ejabberdctl.template
+++ b/ejabberdctl.template
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ cd "$SPOOL_DIR" || {
 case $1 in
     start)
         check_start
-        exec_erl "$ERLANG_NODE" $EJABBERD_OPTS -noinput -detached
+        exec_erl "$ERLANG_NODE" $EJABBERD_OPTS -detached
         ;;
     foreground)
         check_start