diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index 9f4f91e..94d39b2 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ namespace repomgr
 
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            if (File.Exists("/tmp/repomgr.lock"))
+            if (File.Exists("/tmp/repomgr.lock") && args[1] != "daemon")
             {
                 Console.WriteLine("/tmp/repomgr.lock exists, delete if you are sure that this is the only instance");
                 Environment.Exit(1);
             }
-            else
+            else if (args[1] != "daemon")
             {
                 File.Create("/tmp/repomgr.lock");
             }