diff --git a/lib/forever.js b/lib/forever.js
index 220a9151..f44d7533 100644
--- a/lib/forever.js
+++ b/lib/forever.js
@@ -370,25 +370,15 @@ forever.startDaemon = function (script, options, callback) {
 
   var monitor = new forever.Monitor(script, options);
 
-  fs.open(options.logFile, options.appendLog ? 'a+' : 'w+', function (err, fd) {
-    if (err) {
-      return monitor.emit('error', err);
-    }
-  
-    var pid = daemon.start(fd);
-    daemon.lock(options.pidFile);
-  
-    //
-    // Remark: This should work, but the fd gets screwed up
-    //         with the daemon process.
-    //
-    // process.on('exit', function () {
-    //   fs.unlinkSync(options.pidFile);
-    // });
-  
-    process.pid = pid;
-    monitor.start();
-  });
+  var pid = daemon.start(options.logFile);
+  daemon.lock(options.pidFile);
+
+  // process.on('exit', function () {
+  //   fs.unlinkSync(options.pidFile);
+  // });
+
+  process.pid = pid;
+  monitor.start();
   
   return monitor;
 };