diff --git a/doc/writing_scripts.asciidoc b/doc/writing_scripts.asciidoc
index 98d745a1..e70a9b24 100644
--- a/doc/writing_scripts.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/writing_scripts.asciidoc
@@ -147,5 +147,5 @@ syntax:
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 	{
 	    command
-	} </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1
+	} </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 &
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