diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9ff4ba7..9de0553 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	docker push ${DOCKER_REGISTRY}${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}bbsim:${DOCKER_TAG}
 
 docker-run: # @HELP Run the container locally (intended for development purposes: DOCKER_RUN_ARGS="-pon 2 -onu 2" make docker-run)
-	docker run -p 50070:50070 -p 50060:50060 --privileged --rm --name bbsim ${DOCKER_REGISTRY}${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}bbsim:${DOCKER_TAG} /app/bbsim ${DOCKER_RUN_ARGS}
+	docker run -d -p 50070:50070 -p 50060:50060 --privileged --rm --name bbsim ${DOCKER_REGISTRY}${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}bbsim:${DOCKER_TAG} /app/bbsim ${DOCKER_RUN_ARGS}
 
 .PHONY: docs
 docs: # @HELP Generate docs and serve them in the browser