diff --git a/collect.sh b/collect.sh
index d603021..edc2c10 100755
--- a/collect.sh
+++ b/collect.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ echo "$greeting"
 echo "Will auto upload to iXsystem when completed."
 echo "Airgapped Systems will need to exfiltrate /root/*.csv"
 
-python3 ./collect.zpool.iostat.py --minutes $minutes
+python3 ./collect.zpool.iostat.py --minutes $minutes &
 
 start_time=$(date +%s)  # Get start time in seconds since epoch
 duration=$(($1*60))            # Set duration in seconds (here: 5 minutes)