diff --git a/bin/prod b/bin/prod
index 1295c77..f17e864 100755
--- a/bin/prod
+++ b/bin/prod
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+BASE=data/gunicorn
+
 source .venv/bin/activate
 export FLASK_APP=suchwow/app.py
 export FLASK_SECRETS=config.py
 export FLASK_DEBUG=0
 export FLASK_ENV=production
-gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:4000 "suchwow.app:app" -D --log-file ./data/app.log
+
+mkdir -p $BASE
+
+gunicorn \
+  --bind 0.0.0.0:4000 "suchwow.app:app" \
+  --daemon \
+  --log-file $BASE/gunicorn.log \
+  --pid $BASE/gunicorn.pid \
+  --reload
+
+echo "Starting gunicorn"