diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index ed51b1c..00d9060 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 * Update urllib3 1.26.1 (7675532) to 1.26.2 (eae04d6)
 * Change don't remember folder used during auto processing
 * Fix update runner using shell that doesn't have env path to git binary in Linux (use `git pull` to get this fix)
+* Fix under py2, a hachoir config value, without 'readline' sys.module, using the `--daemon` SG startup option, fails
 
 
 ### 0.23.2 (2020-11-21 18:40:00 UTC)
diff --git a/lib/hachoir_py2/core/config.py b/lib/hachoir_py2/core/config.py
index e8a2a2f..583d031 100644
--- a/lib/hachoir_py2/core/config.py
+++ b/lib/hachoir_py2/core/config.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import os
 max_string_length = 40    # Max. length in characters of GenericString.display
 max_byte_length = 14      # Max. length in bytes of RawBytes.display
 max_bit_length = 256      # Max. length in bits of RawBits.display
-unicode_stdout = True     # Replace stdout and stderr with Unicode compatible objects, disable for readline or ipython
+unicode_stdout = False     # Replace stdout and stderr with Unicode compatible objects, disable for readline or ipython
 
 # Global options
 debug = False             # Display many informations usefull to debug
diff --git a/sickgear.py b/sickgear.py
index 66c322b..ca52f2a 100755
--- a/sickgear.py
+++ b/sickgear.py
@@ -733,6 +733,8 @@ if '__main__' == __name__:
         except IOError as e:
             if e.errno != errno.EINTR:
                 raise
+    except SystemExit as e:
+        print('%s' % ex(e))
     except (BaseException, Exception) as e:
         import traceback
         print(traceback.format_exc())