diff --git a/ecs/bin/ejabberdctl b/ecs/bin/ejabberdctl
index e4fada7..9b991c4 100755
--- a/ecs/bin/ejabberdctl
+++ b/ecs/bin/ejabberdctl
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ cd "$SPOOL_DIR" || {
 case $1 in
     start)
         check_start
-        exec_erl "$ERLANG_NODE" $EJABBERD_OPTS -noinput -detached
+        exec_erl "$ERLANG_NODE" $EJABBERD_OPTS -detached
         ;;
     foreground)
         check_start