diff --git a/appassembler-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/appassembler/daemon/script/DefaultScriptGenerator.java b/appassembler-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/appassembler/daemon/script/DefaultScriptGenerator.java
index f15b0e5b..306671fb 100644
--- a/appassembler-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/appassembler/daemon/script/DefaultScriptGenerator.java
+++ b/appassembler-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/appassembler/daemon/script/DefaultScriptGenerator.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public void createBinScript( String platformName, Daemon daemon, File outputDire
             }
             else
             {
-                context.put( "JAVA_BINARY", "start /min javaw" );
+                context.put( "JAVA_BINARY", "start javaw" );
                 context.put( "UNIX_BACKGROUND", " &" );
             }
 
diff --git a/appassembler-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/org/codehaus/mojo/appassembler/daemon/script/background/expected-false-showConsoleWindow-test.bat b/appassembler-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/org/codehaus/mojo/appassembler/daemon/script/background/expected-false-showConsoleWindow-test.bat
index 15d7fe50..9f8a1941 100644
--- a/appassembler-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/org/codehaus/mojo/appassembler/daemon/script/background/expected-false-showConsoleWindow-test.bat
+++ b/appassembler-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/org/codehaus/mojo/appassembler/daemon/script/background/expected-false-showConsoleWindow-test.bat
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ set BASEDIR=%~dp0\..
 set REPO=
 if exist "%BASEDIR%\bin\setup.bat" call "%BASEDIR%\bin\setup.bat"
 
-if "%JAVACMD%"=="" set JAVACMD=start /min javaw
+if "%JAVACMD%"=="" set JAVACMD=start javaw
 
 if "%REPO%"=="" set REPO=%BASEDIR%\repo