diff --git a/pyobs/cli/pyobs.py b/pyobs/cli/pyobs.py
index cb70e3bf..0729f623 100755
--- a/pyobs/cli/pyobs.py
+++ b/pyobs/cli/pyobs.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def run(self) -> None:
         else:
             self.application(**self._config).run()
 
-    def _start_daemon(self, pid_file: str) -> None:
+    def _start_daemon(self, pid_file: str, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Start process as a daemon.
 
         Args:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0c3ee747..a0a134d4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "pyobs-core"
-version = "1.38.4"
+version = "1.38.5"
 description = "robotic telescope software"
 authors = [{ name = "Tim-Oliver Husser", email = "thusser@uni-goettingen.de" }]
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index d7271030..c73f971b 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyobs-core"
-version = "1.38.4"
+version = "1.38.5"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiohttp" },