diff --git a/classes/LBRY_Daemon.php b/classes/LBRY_Daemon.php
index d54eda9..76e7871 100644
--- a/classes/LBRY_Daemon.php
+++ b/classes/LBRY_Daemon.php
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ class LBRY_Daemon
         $this->notice = new LBRY_Admin_Notice();
         $this->daemon_running = $this->test_daemon();
 
-        if (!$this->daemon_running && !$this->start_daemon()) {
-            $this->notice->set_notice('error', 'Cannot connect to the LBRY Daemon. Click <a href="' . admin_url('admin.php?page=lbrypress-help') . '">HERE</a> for help.');
+        if (!$this->daemon_running) {
+            $this->start_daemon();
+            $this->notice->set_notice('error', 'Cannot connect to the LBRY Daemon. Attempting to start server. <br /> If you are still having troubles, click <a href="' . admin_url('admin.php?page=lbrypress-help') . '">HERE</a> for help.');
         }
     }
 
@@ -60,11 +61,19 @@ class LBRY_Daemon
 
     /**
      * Attempts to start the daemon
-     * @return bool True on success
      */
     private function start_daemon()
     {
-        return false;
+        $response = popen(ABSPATH . '/lbrynet start', "w");
+        error_log(print_r($response));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Attempts to start the daemon
+     */
+    private function stop_daemon()
+    {
+        exec(ABSPATH . '/lbrynet stop &');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/templates/help_page.php b/templates/help_page.php
index dfe2445..f1d6a77 100644
--- a/templates/help_page.php
+++ b/templates/help_page.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <h2>Usage</h2>
 
-    <p>By default, `lbrynet` will provide a JSON-RPC server at `http://localhost:5279`. This is the address our plugin will be expecting to use.</p>
+    <p>By default, <code>lbrynet</code> will provide a JSON-RPC server at <code>http://localhost:5279</code>. This is the address our plugin will be expecting to use.</p>
     <p>If curious, The full API is documented <a href="https://lbry.tech/api/sdk" target="_blank">here</a></p>
 
     <p><a href="https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-sdk/blob/master/README.md" target="_blank">SDK Github</a></p>