diff --git a/src/rend-unix.c b/src/rend-unix.c
index 73c8dadd..bf212ecd 100644
--- a/src/rend-unix.c
+++ b/src/rend-unix.c
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ int rend_init(char *user) {
     if((fd = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR, 0)) != -1) {
         dup2(fd, STDIN_FILENO);
         dup2(fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
-        //      dup2(fd, STDERR_FILENO); 
+        if(!config.foreground)
+            dup2(fd, STDERR_FILENO); 
+
         if (fd > 2)
             close(fd);
     }