diff --git a/lix/libutil/processes.cc b/lix/libutil/processes.cc
index 1809a3019..17483d951 100644
--- a/lix/libutil/processes.cc
+++ b/lix/libutil/processes.cc
@@ -319,7 +319,9 @@ RunningProgram runProgram2(const RunOptions & options)
     Pipe out;
     if (options.captureStdout) out.create();
 
-    ProcessOptions processOptions;
+    ProcessOptions processOptions {
+        .dieWithParent = options.dieWithParent,
+    };
 
     std::optional<Finally<std::function<void()>>> resumeLoggerDefer;
     if (options.isInteractive) {
diff --git a/lix/libutil/processes.hh b/lix/libutil/processes.hh
index 7a5fae3d8..f3a193b76 100644
--- a/lix/libutil/processes.hh
+++ b/lix/libutil/processes.hh
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ struct RunOptions
     std::optional<uid_t> gid = {};
     std::optional<Path> chdir = {};
     std::optional<std::map<std::string, std::string>> environment = {};
+    bool dieWithParent = true;
     bool captureStdout = false;
     bool isInteractive = false;
     std::vector<Redirection> redirections;
diff --git a/lix/nix/daemon.cc b/lix/nix/daemon.cc
index fc3ebe528..65db2a8f9 100644
--- a/lix/nix/daemon.cc
+++ b/lix/nix/daemon.cc
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ try {
                         "--log-level",
                         fmt("%1%", int(verbosity)),
                     },
+                .dieWithParent = false,
                 .redirections =
                     {
                         {.dup = SUBDAEMON_CONNECTION_FD, .from = remote.get()},