diff --git a/zstash/extract.py b/zstash/extract.py
index a894e27e..bde73728 100644
--- a/zstash/extract.py
+++ b/zstash/extract.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def multiprocess_extract(
             monitor, tars_for_this_worker, failure_queue
         )
         process: multiprocessing.Process = multiprocessing.Process(
-            target=extractFiles, args=(matches, keep_files, keep_tars, cache, worker)
+            target=extractFiles, args=(matches, keep_files, keep_tars, cache, worker), daemon=True
         )
         process.start()
         processes.append(process)