diff --git a/__install__.py b/__install__.py
index 957c4b5..35bd372 100644
--- a/__install__.py
+++ b/__install__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ from os.path import join, abspath, dirname
 
 print("installing")
 toplevel = dirname(abspath(__file__))
-create_venv(join(toplevel, ".venv"), join(toplevel, "backend", "requirements.txt"))
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+create_venv(join(toplevel, "backend", ".venv"), join(toplevel, "backend", "requirements.txt"))
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diff --git a/backend/backend.py b/backend/backend.py
index 8fc9c48..8507f1b 100644
--- a/backend/backend.py
+++ b/backend/backend.py
@@ -59,9 +59,4 @@ class Backend(BackendBase):
         self.OBSController.switch_to_scene(scene)
     
 print("init backend")
-backend = Backend()
-
-
-for t in threading.enumerate():
-    if t.daemon:
-        t.join()
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+backend = Backend()
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 1587e72..79bc430 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class OBS(PluginBase):
 
         # Launch backend
         print("launch backend")
-        self.launch_backend(os.path.join(self.PATH, "backend", "backend.py"), os.path.join(self.PATH, ".venv"))
+        self.launch_backend(os.path.join(self.PATH, "backend", "backend.py"), os.path.join(self.PATH, "backend", ".venv"), open_in_terminal=True)
         print("backend launched")
 
         self.lm = self.locale_manager