diff --git a/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-daemontools.sh b/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-daemontools.sh
index 6f3664139..a381b4de9 100644
--- a/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-daemontools.sh
+++ b/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-daemontools.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ recorder_path="/opt/recorder/bin/"
 recorder_script="testrecordscript.py"
 
 api_client_path="/opt/pypo/"
+cd ${recorder_path}
 
 echo "*** Daemontools: starting daemon"
 exec 2>&1
 # Note the -u when calling python! we need it to get unbuffered binary stdout and stderr
 
-sudo PYTHONPATH=${api_client_path} -u ${recorder_user} python -u ${recorder_path}${recorder_script} -f
+sudo PYTHONPATH=${api_client_path} -u ${recorder_user} python -u ${recorder_path}${recorder_script}
 # EOF