diff --git a/src/daemon_linux.go b/src/daemon_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..809c176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/daemon_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+)
+
+/* Daemonizes the process on linux
+ *
+ * This is done by spawning and releasing a copy with the --foreground flag
+ */
+
+func Daemonize() error {
+	argv := []string{os.Args[0], "--foreground"}
+	argv = append(argv, os.Args[1:]...)
+	attr := &os.ProcAttr{
+		Dir: ".",
+		Env: os.Environ(),
+		Files: []*os.File{
+			os.Stdin,
+			nil,
+			nil,
+		},
+	}
+	process, err := os.StartProcess(
+		argv[0],
+		argv,
+		attr,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	process.Release()
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/src/main.go b/src/main.go
index dc27472..74e7ec9 100644
--- a/src/main.go
+++ b/src/main.go
@@ -1,23 +1,45 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"net"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 )
 
-/* TODO: Fix logging
- * TODO: Fix daemon
- */
-
 func main() {
 
-	if len(os.Args) != 2 {
+	// parse arguments
+
+	var foreground bool
+	var interfaceName string
+	if len(os.Args) < 2 || len(os.Args) > 3 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	switch os.Args[1] {
+	case "-f", "--foreground":
+		foreground = true
+		if len(os.Args) != 3 {
+			return
+		}
+		interfaceName = os.Args[2]
+	default:
+		foreground = false
+		if len(os.Args) != 2 {
+			return
+		}
+		interfaceName = os.Args[1]
+	}
+
+	// daemonize the process
+
+	if !foreground {
+		err := Daemonize()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Println("Failed to daemonize:", err)
+		}
 		return
 	}
-	deviceName := os.Args[1]
 
 	// increase number of go workers (for Go <1.5)
 
@@ -25,32 +47,33 @@ func main() {
 
 	// open TUN device
 
-	tun, err := CreateTUN(deviceName)
+	tun, err := CreateTUN(interfaceName)
 	log.Println(tun, err)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// create wireguard device
+
 	device := NewDevice(tun, LogLevelDebug)
-	device.log.Info.Println("Starting device")
+
+	logInfo := device.log.Info
+	logError := device.log.Error
+	logInfo.Println("Starting device")
 
 	// start configuration lister
 
-	go func() {
-		socketPath := fmt.Sprintf("/var/run/wireguard/%s.sock", deviceName)
-		l, err := net.Listen("unix", socketPath)
+	uapi, err := NewUAPIListener(interfaceName)
+	if err != nil {
+		logError.Fatal("UAPI listen error:", err)
+	}
+	defer uapi.Close()
+
+	for {
+		conn, err := uapi.Accept()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("listen error:", err)
+			logError.Fatal("accept error:", err)
 		}
-
-		for {
-			conn, err := l.Accept()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatal("accept error:", err)
-			}
-			go ipcHandle(device, conn)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	device.Wait()
+		go ipcHandle(device, conn)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/uapi_linux.go b/src/uapi_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee6ee0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uapi_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+/* TODO:
+ * This code can be improved by using fsnotify once:
+ * https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/pull/205
+ * Is merged
+ */
+
+type UAPIListener struct {
+	listener net.Listener // unix socket listener
+	connNew  chan net.Conn
+	connErr  chan error
+}
+
+func (l *UAPIListener) Accept() (net.Conn, error) {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case conn := <-l.connNew:
+			return conn, nil
+
+		case err := <-l.connErr:
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (l *UAPIListener) Close() error {
+	return l.listener.Close()
+}
+
+func (l *UAPIListener) Addr() net.Addr {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func NewUAPIListener(name string) (net.Listener, error) {
+
+	// open UNIX socket
+
+	socketPath := fmt.Sprintf("/var/run/wireguard/%s.sock", name)
+	listener, err := net.Listen("unix", socketPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	uapi := &UAPIListener{
+		listener: listener,
+		connNew:  make(chan net.Conn, 1),
+		connErr:  make(chan error, 1),
+	}
+
+	// watch for deletion of socket
+
+	go func(l *UAPIListener) {
+		for ; ; time.Sleep(time.Second) {
+			if _, err := os.Stat(socketPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				l.connErr <- err
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}(uapi)
+
+	// watch for new connections
+
+	go func(l *UAPIListener) {
+		for {
+			conn, err := l.listener.Accept()
+			if err != nil {
+				l.connErr <- err
+				break
+			}
+			l.connNew <- conn
+		}
+	}(uapi)
+
+	return uapi, nil
+}