diff --git a/server/djrandom/model/verify.py b/server/djrandom/model/verify.py
index c0f447c635edf6bb9b26f89500b9f98adbaf4743..6c56bf89ae38660e69e027cb2bcad72277c68802 100644
--- a/server/djrandom/model/verify.py
+++ b/server/djrandom/model/verify.py
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ def main():
     if args:
         parser.error('Too many arguments')
 
-    if opts.once:
-        opts.foreground = True
-
     daemonize.daemonize(opts, run_fixer,
                         (opts.solr_url, opts.db_url))