diff --git a/lib/forever.js b/lib/forever.js
index 1c89ae36..e5d39c2a 100644
--- a/lib/forever.js
+++ b/lib/forever.js
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ forever.startDaemon = function (script, options) {
 
   monitor.send(JSON.stringify(options));
   monitor.unref();
+  return monitor;
 };
 
 //