diff --git a/src/bin/clouseaud.c b/src/bin/clouseaud.c
index 31b35ef..f29ec6b 100644
--- a/src/bin/clouseaud.c
+++ b/src/bin/clouseaud.c
@@ -368,6 +368,14 @@ _bmp_data_cb(EINA_UNUSED void *data, EINA_UNUSED Ecore_Con_Reply *reply,
 }
 /* END   - Ecore communication callbacks */
 
+static void
+_clouseaud_send_ready(void)
+{
+   printf("%s", CLOUSEAUD_READY_STR);
+   printf("\n");
+   fflush(stdout);
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
    /* Check single instance. */
@@ -377,7 +385,7 @@ int main(void)
         int rc = lockf(pid_file, F_TLOCK, 0);
         if ((pid_file == -1) || rc)
           {
-             fprintf(stderr, "Clouseaud already running.\n");
+             _clouseaud_send_ready();
              exit(0);
           }
      }
@@ -426,6 +434,9 @@ int main(void)
    ecore_con_eet_raw_data_callback_add(eet_svr, CLOUSEAU_BMP_DATA_STR,
          _bmp_data_cb, NULL);
 
+   /* Print to stdout which will be read by the monitoring app. */
+   _clouseaud_send_ready();
+
    ecore_main_loop_begin();
 
    _daemon_cleanup();
diff --git a/src/lib/Makefile.am b/src/lib/Makefile.am
index 7c59e78..b6c5eee 100644
--- a/src/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ libclouseau_la_SOURCES = clouseau_object_information.c \
 
 libclouseau_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/config.h
 libclouseau_la_LIBADD = @EFL_LIBS@
-libclouseau_la_CFLAGS = @EFL_CFLAGS@
+libclouseau_la_CFLAGS = @EFL_CFLAGS@ -DCLOUSEAUD_PATH=\"$(bindir)/clouseaud\"
 libclouseau_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined @lt_enable_auto_import@ -version-info @version_info@ @release_info@
 
 libclouseau_preload_la_SOURCES = \
diff --git a/src/lib/clouseau_app.c b/src/lib/clouseau_app.c
index cb4ced8..c25d005 100644
--- a/src/lib/clouseau_app.c
+++ b/src/lib/clouseau_app.c
@@ -378,43 +378,85 @@ _bmp_req_cb(EINA_UNUSED void *data, EINA_UNUSED Ecore_Con_Reply *reply,
      free(bmp);
 }
 
+typedef struct
+{
+   Ecore_Event_Handler *ee_handle;
+   Ecore_Exe *daemon_exe;
+} Msg_From_Daemon_Data;
+
+static void
+_msg_from_daemon_data_free(Msg_From_Daemon_Data *msg_data)
+{
+   ecore_event_handler_del(msg_data->ee_handle);
+   ecore_exe_free(msg_data->daemon_exe);
+   free(msg_data);
+}
+
+static Eina_Bool
+_msg_from_daemon(void *data, int type EINA_UNUSED, void *event)
+{
+   Ecore_Exe_Event_Data *msg = (Ecore_Exe_Event_Data *)event;
+
+   if (!strncmp(msg->data, CLOUSEAUD_READY_STR, sizeof(CLOUSEAUD_READY_STR)))
+     {
+        Ecore_Con_Server *server;
+        const char *address = LOCALHOST;
+        Ecore_Con_Eet *eet_svr = NULL;
+
+        server = ecore_con_server_connect(ECORE_CON_REMOTE_TCP,
+              LOCALHOST, PORT, NULL);
+
+        if (!server)
+          {
+             printf("could not connect to the server: %s, port %d.\n",
+                   address, PORT);
+             return ECORE_CALLBACK_DONE;
+          }
+
+        eet_svr = ecore_con_eet_client_new(server);
+        if (!eet_svr)
+          {
+             printf("could not create con_eet client.\n");
+             return ECORE_CALLBACK_DONE;
+          }
+
+        clouseau_register_descs(eet_svr);
+
+        /* Register callbacks for ecore_con_eet */
+        ecore_con_eet_server_connect_callback_add(eet_svr, _add, NULL);
+        ecore_con_eet_server_disconnect_callback_add(eet_svr, _del, NULL);
+        ecore_con_eet_data_callback_add(eet_svr, CLOUSEAU_DATA_REQ_STR,
+              _data_req_cb, NULL);
+        ecore_con_eet_data_callback_add(eet_svr, CLOUSEAU_HIGHLIGHT_STR,
+              _highlight_cb, NULL);
+        ecore_con_eet_data_callback_add(eet_svr, CLOUSEAU_BMP_REQ_STR,
+              _bmp_req_cb, NULL);
+
+        _msg_from_daemon_data_free(data);
+     }
+
+   return ECORE_CALLBACK_DONE;
+}
+
 EAPI Eina_Bool
 clouseau_app_connect(const char *appname)
 {
-   Ecore_Con_Server *server;
-   const char *address = LOCALHOST;
-   Ecore_Con_Eet *eet_svr = NULL;
+   Msg_From_Daemon_Data *msg_data = calloc(1, sizeof(*msg_data));
 
    eina_stringshare_replace(&_my_appname, appname);
 
-   server = ecore_con_server_connect(ECORE_CON_REMOTE_TCP,
-         LOCALHOST, PORT, NULL);
+   msg_data->ee_handle = ecore_event_handler_add(ECORE_EXE_EVENT_DATA, _msg_from_daemon, msg_data);
+   /* FIXME: Possibly have a better way to get rid of preload. */
+   msg_data->daemon_exe = ecore_exe_pipe_run("LD_PRELOAD='' " CLOUSEAUD_PATH,
+         ECORE_EXE_PIPE_READ_LINE_BUFFERED |
+         ECORE_EXE_PIPE_READ, NULL);
 
-   if (!server)
+   if (!msg_data->daemon_exe)
      {
-        printf("could not connect to the server: %s, port %d.\n",
-              address, PORT);
+        _msg_from_daemon_data_free(msg_data);
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not start the daemon.!\n");
         return EINA_FALSE;
      }
 
-   eet_svr = ecore_con_eet_client_new(server);
-   if (!eet_svr)
-     {
-        printf("could not create con_eet client.\n");
-        return EINA_FALSE;
-     }
-
-   clouseau_register_descs(eet_svr);
-
-   /* Register callbacks for ecore_con_eet */
-   ecore_con_eet_server_connect_callback_add(eet_svr, _add, NULL);
-   ecore_con_eet_server_disconnect_callback_add(eet_svr, _del, NULL);
-   ecore_con_eet_data_callback_add(eet_svr, CLOUSEAU_DATA_REQ_STR,
-         _data_req_cb, NULL);
-   ecore_con_eet_data_callback_add(eet_svr, CLOUSEAU_HIGHLIGHT_STR,
-         _highlight_cb, NULL);
-   ecore_con_eet_data_callback_add(eet_svr, CLOUSEAU_BMP_REQ_STR,
-         _bmp_req_cb, NULL);
-
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/clouseau_private2.h b/src/lib/clouseau_private2.h
index 213970f..045618f 100644
--- a/src/lib/clouseau_private2.h
+++ b/src/lib/clouseau_private2.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #include "Clouseau.h"
 
+#define CLOUSEAUD_READY_STR "READY"
+
 typedef struct _Clouseau_Evas_Props Clouseau_Evas_Props;
 typedef struct _Clouseau_Evas_Text_Props Clouseau_Evas_Text_Props;
 typedef struct _Clouseau_Evas_Image_Props Clouseau_Evas_Image_Props;
diff --git a/src/scripts/gen_script.sh b/src/scripts/gen_script.sh
index 82ec1e3..0a0b44f 100755
--- a/src/scripts/gen_script.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/gen_script.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ if [ \$# -lt 1 ]
 then
    echo "Usage: clouseau_start <executable> [executable parameters]"
 else
-# Start clouseau daemon (will start single instance), then run app
-   clouseaud &
    LD_PRELOAD="$1/libclouseau_preload.so" "\$@"
 fi
 ENDOFMESSAGE