diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 7d7ec7ee..28037eb3 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ Automatic restart in case of hangups:
 
 If you run VDR using the 'runvdr' shell script it will use the built-in
 watchdog timer to restart the program in case something happens that
-causes a program hangup.
+causes a program hangup. If you change the command line options for the
+call to the VDR program, be sure to NOT use the '-d' option! Otherwise
+VDR will go into 'deamon' mode and the initial program call will return
+immediately!
 
 Command line options:
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