diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkdown.sh b/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkdown.sh
index fca0606cc..fc4fcbff9 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkdown.sh
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkdown.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ elif [ "${AF}" = "inet6" ]; then
 	rm -f /tmp/${IF}_routerv6 /tmp/${IF}upv6 /tmp/${IF}_ipv6
 fi
 
-/usr/local/opnsense/service/configd_ctl.py dns reload
+daemon -f /usr/local/opnsense/service/configd_ctl.py dns reload
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkup.sh b/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkup.sh
index 4a164346c..d9b9e56b8 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkup.sh
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkup.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if [ "${2}" = "inet" ]; then
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	/usr/local/opnsense/service/configd_ctl.py interface newip ${1}
+	daemon -f /usr/local/opnsense/service/configd_ctl.py interface newip ${1}
 elif [ "${2}" = "inet6" ]; then
 	# let the configuration system know that the ipv6 has changed.
 	echo ${4} |cut -d% -f1 > /tmp/${1}_routerv6
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ elif [ "${2}" = "inet6" ]; then
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	/usr/local/opnsense/service/configd_ctl.py interface newipv6 ${1}
+	daemon -f /usr/local/opnsense/service/configd_ctl.py interface newipv6 ${1}
 fi
 
 exit 0