diff --git a/src/daemon.c b/src/daemon.c
index ce793069..1c1b3e7b 100644
--- a/src/daemon.c
+++ b/src/daemon.c
@@ -379,6 +379,13 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         output_format_xml = 1;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Do not damonize if we only have offline files
+     */
+    if (n_pcap_offline) {
+        nodaemon_flag = 1;
+    }
+
     if (!nodaemon_flag)
         daemonize();
     write_pid_file();