diff --git a/startYACY.bat b/startYACY.bat
index efa7aa2c9..2bfa7e536 100644
--- a/startYACY.bat
+++ b/startYACY.bat
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Echo.
 Echo You can download Java at http://java.com/
 Echo.
 Echo ***************************************************************************
-start %priority% javaw %javacmd% -classpath %CLASSPATH% net.yacy.yacy -start YaCy
+start %priority% javaw %javacmd% -classpath %CLASSPATH% net.yacy.yacy
 Echo You can close the console safely now.
 
 GoTo :END
diff --git a/startYACY_debug.bat b/startYACY_debug.bat
index 0221d5851..f8ff5a539 100644
--- a/startYACY_debug.bat
+++ b/startYACY_debug.bat
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Echo  ^>^> YaCy started as daemon process. Administration at http://localhost:%p
 
 title YaCy - http://localhost:%port%
 
-start "YaCy" %priority% /B /WAIT java %javacmd% -classpath %CLASSPATH% net.yacy.yacy -start YaCy
+start "YaCy" %priority% /B /WAIT java %javacmd% -classpath %CLASSPATH% net.yacy.yacy
 
 if not exist DATA\yacy.restart GoTo :END
 del DATA\yacy.restart