1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/drb/extservm.rb b/lib/drb/extservm.rb
index 7af644a0b1..3b1819e834 100644
--- a/lib/drb/extservm.rb
+++ b/lib/drb/extservm.rb
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ module DRb
 	@servers[name] = false
       end
       uri = @uri || DRb.uri
-      spawn("#{command} #{uri} #{name}")
+      Process.detach spawn("#{command} #{uri} #{name}")
     end
   end
 end