diff --git a/k8s/deployment.yaml b/k8s/deployment.yaml
index b301ead9..6d255f4b 100644
--- a/k8s/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/deployment.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
           image: gcr.io/PROJECT_ID/REPOSITORY/IMAGE:GITHUB_SHA
           workingDir: "/opt/pbot"
           command: ["/opt/pbot/bin/pbot"]
-          args: ["data_dir=/mnt/persistent"]
+          args: ["data_dir=/mnt/persistent", "general.daemon=1"]
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /mnt/persistent
               name: persistent
diff --git a/lib/PBot/Core.pm b/lib/PBot/Core.pm
index 8a437df5..3447ae66 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/Core.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/Core.pm
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ sub initialize($self, %conf) {
     $self->{plugins}          = PBot::Core::Plugins->new(pbot => $self, %conf);
     $self->{process_manager}  = PBot::Core::ProcessManager->new(pbot => $self, %conf);
     $self->{select_handler}   = PBot::Core::SelectHandler->new(pbot => $self, %conf);
-    # $self->{stdin_reader}     = PBot::Core::StdinReader->new(pbot => $self, %conf);
+    $self->{stdin_reader}     = PBot::Core::StdinReader->new(pbot => $self, %conf);
     $self->{webpaste}         = PBot::Core::WebPaste->new(pbot => $self, %conf);
 
     # load commands in Commands directory