diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/client b/iguana/exchanges/client
index ae0e1f486..51ce828ff 100755
--- a/iguana/exchanges/client
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/client
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ pkill -15 marketmaker;
 git pull;
 cd ..; 
 ./m_mm;
-./marketmaker "{\"gui\":\"nogui\",\"client\":1,\"coins\":$coins}"
+./marketmaker "{\"gui\":\"nogui\",\"client\":1,\"coins\":$coins}" &
 
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/run b/iguana/exchanges/run
index 2dd0b02c7..a7cddca12 100755
--- a/iguana/exchanges/run
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/run
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ source coins
 pkill -15 marketmaker; 
 git pull;
 cd ..; 
-./m_mm; $1 ./marketmaker "{\"gui\":\"nogui\",\"profitmargin\":0.01,\"passphrase\":\"$randval\",\"coins\":$coins}"
+./m_mm; $1 ./marketmaker "{\"gui\":\"nogui\",\"profitmargin\":0.01,\"passphrase\":\"$randval\",\"coins\":$coins}" &