diff --git a/rootfs/rootfs/etc/rc.d/vmtoolsd b/rootfs/rootfs/etc/rc.d/vmtoolsd
index 58b39109b..4465b497c 100644
--- a/rootfs/rootfs/etc/rc.d/vmtoolsd
+++ b/rootfs/rootfs/etc/rc.d/vmtoolsd
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-/usr/local/bin/vmtoolsd 1>/dev/null 2>&1 &
+/usr/local/bin/vmtoolsd --background /var/run/vmtoolsd.pid