diff --git a/scripts/install_services.sh b/scripts/install_services.sh
index 1585259..bd9244a 100755
--- a/scripts/install_services.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_services.sh
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ Restart=always
 RestartSec=120
 Type=simple
 User=$USER
-ExecStart=$PYTHON_VIRTUAL_ENV /usr/local/bin/daily_plot.py
+ExecStart=$PYTHON_VIRTUAL_ENV /usr/local/bin/daily_plot.py --daemon --sleep 2
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
diff --git a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
index f6e7360..5088f3d 100755
--- a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ ensure_python_package() {
 }
 
 # update snippets below
-
+if ! grep 'daemon' $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/templates/chart_viewer.service &>/dev/null;then
+  sed -i "s|daily_plot.py.*|daily_plot.py --daemon --sleep 2|" ~/BirdNET-Pi/templates/chart_viewer.service
+  systemctl daemon-reload && restart_services.sh
+fi
 # update snippets above
 
 systemctl daemon-reload