diff --git a/tests/linked/conftest.py b/tests/linked/conftest.py
index 0cc2e5fc..cb7b103c 100644
--- a/tests/linked/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/linked/conftest.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def m():
 @pytest.fixture
 def proxy(m):
     m.stop_sync()
-    start_maestral_daemon_process(m.config_name)
+    start_maestral_daemon_process(m.config_name, detach=False)
     yield MaestralProxy(m.config_name)
 
     stop_maestral_daemon_process(m.config_name)
diff --git a/tests/offline/test_cli.py b/tests/offline/test_cli.py
index f70bc884..04c534fd 100644
--- a/tests/offline/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/offline/test_cli.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_invalid_config(m):
 
 def test_start(config_name):
 
-    res = start_maestral_daemon_process(config_name)
+    res = start_maestral_daemon_process(config_name, detach=False)
     assert res is Start.Ok
 
     runner = CliRunner()
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_start(config_name):
 
 def test_stop(config_name):
 
-    res = start_maestral_daemon_process(config_name)
+    res = start_maestral_daemon_process(config_name, detach=False)
     assert res is Start.Ok
 
     runner = CliRunner()
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def test_excluded_remove(m):
 
 def test_notify_level(config_name):
 
-    start_maestral_daemon_process(config_name)
+    start_maestral_daemon_process(config_name, detach=False)
     m = MaestralProxy(config_name)
 
     runner = CliRunner()
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def test_notify_level(config_name):
 
 def test_notify_snooze(config_name):
 
-    start_maestral_daemon_process(config_name)
+    start_maestral_daemon_process(config_name, detach=False)
     m = MaestralProxy(config_name)
 
     runner = CliRunner()
diff --git a/tests/offline/test_daemon.py b/tests/offline/test_daemon.py
index 317b8e80..15f62f45 100644
--- a/tests/offline/test_daemon.py
+++ b/tests/offline/test_daemon.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def test_fallback(config_name):
 def test_remote_exceptions(config_name):
 
     # start daemon process
-    start_maestral_daemon_process(config_name)
+    start_maestral_daemon_process(config_name, detach=False)
 
     # create proxy and call a remote method which raises an error
     with MaestralProxy(config_name) as m: