diff --git a/scripts/startdaemons.sh b/scripts/startdaemons.sh
index 8c054417de..6cb0108000 100755
--- a/scripts/startdaemons.sh
+++ b/scripts/startdaemons.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # Laconica - a distributed open-source microblogging tool
+
 # Copyright (C) 2008, Controlez-Vous, Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -16,13 +17,14 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-# This program tries to start the daemons for Laconica. Note that the 'maildaemon' needs to run as a mail filter.
+# This program tries to start the daemons for Laconica.
+# Note that the 'maildaemon' needs to run as a mail filter.
 
 export INSTALLDIR=$1
 
-/sbin/start-stop-daemon -S --exec $INSTALLDIR/scripts/xmppdaemon.php -b -m --pidfile=/var/run/xmppdaemon.pid
-/sbin/start-stop-daemon -S --exec $INSTALLDIR/scripts/xmppqueuehandler.php -b -m --pidfile=/var/run/xmppqueuehandler.pid
-/sbin/start-stop-daemon -S --exec $INSTALLDIR/scripts/publicqueuehandler.php -b -m --pidfile=/var/run/publicqueuehandler.pid
-/sbin/start-stop-daemon -S --exec $INSTALLDIR/scripts/xmppconfirmhandler.php -b -m --pidfile=/var/run/xmppconfirmhandler.pid
-/sbin/start-stop-daemon -S --exec $INSTALLDIR/scripts/smsqueuehandler.php -b -m --pidfile=/var/run/smsqueuehandler.pid
-/sbin/start-stop-daemon -S --exec $INSTALLDIR/scripts/ombqueuehandler.php -b -m --pidfile=/var/run/ombqueuehandler.pid
+for f in xmppdaemon.php xmppqueuehandler.php publicqueuehandler.php \
+         xmppconfirmhandler.php smsqueuehandler.php ombqueuehandler.php; do
+	 
+	 php $INSTALLDIR/scripts/$f;
+
+done
diff --git a/scripts/stopdaemons.sh b/scripts/stopdaemons.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 6814101cb2..0000000000
--- a/scripts/stopdaemons.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Laconica - a distributed open-source microblogging tool
-# Copyright (C) 2008, Controlez-Vous, Inc.
-#
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-# This program tries to start the daemons for Laconica. Note that the 'maildaemon' needs to run as a mail filter.
-
-export INSTALLDIR=$1
-
-/sbin/start-stop-daemon -K -m --pidfile=/var/run/xmppdaemon.pid
-/sbin/start-stop-daemon -K -m --pidfile=/var/run/xmppqueuehandler.pid
-/sbin/start-stop-daemon -K -m --pidfile=/var/run/publicqueuehandler.pid
-/sbin/start-stop-daemon -K -m --pidfile=/var/run/xmppconfirmhandler.pid
-/sbin/start-stop-daemon -K -m --pidfile=/var/run/smsqueuehandler.pid
-/sbin/start-stop-daemon -K -m --pidfile=/var/run/ombqueuehandler.pid