diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/daemontools.rb b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/daemontools.rb
index c8d926489273baf69c433b3e593b0768bab7ab58..2dc18e3d3eb2b55f9c8143aaf27de41fce008cb3 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/daemontools.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/daemontools.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ execute "executable" do
 end
 
 execute "resque web run" do
-  command "mkdir -p /service/resque_web && echo '#!/bin/sh' > /service/resque_web/run && echo 'exec resque-web' >> /service/resque_web/run"
+  command "mkdir -p /service/resque_web && echo '#!/bin/sh' > /service/resque_web/run && echo 'RAILS_ENV=production HOME=/usr/local/app/diaspora exec resque-web -F' >> /service/resque_web/run"
 end
 
 execute "executable" do