diff --git a/src/luaengineos/luaengine/LuaEngineOS.cpp b/src/luaengineos/luaengine/LuaEngineOS.cpp
index 14d1130..211448b 100644
--- a/src/luaengineos/luaengine/LuaEngineOS.cpp
+++ b/src/luaengineos/luaengine/LuaEngineOS.cpp
@@ -35,25 +35,49 @@ void LuaEngineOS::pushClass(LuaEngine *luaEngine)
 int LuaEngineOS::executeProcess(lua_State *L_p)
 {
     if (getArgumentCount(L_p) >= 1) {
-        QProcess *process = new QProcess;
+        int processReturn = 0;
+        bool runInBackground = false;
+        bool processExecuted = false;
         if (getArgumentCount(L_p) >= 2) {
             QVariantList arguments = getArguments(L_p);
-            QStringList processArguments;
-            QString processPath = arguments.first().toString();
-            arguments.removeFirst();
-            for (const QVariant &argument : arguments) {
-                processArguments << argument.toString();
+            QVariant lastArgument = arguments.last();
+            if (lastArgument.type() == QVariant::Bool) {
+                runInBackground = lastArgument.toBool();
+                arguments.removeLast();
+            }
+            if (arguments.length() >= 2) {
+                QStringList processArguments;
+                QString processPath = arguments.first().toString();
+                arguments.removeFirst();
+                for (const QVariant &argument : arguments) {
+                    processArguments << argument.toString();
+                }
+                if (runInBackground) {
+                    processExecuted = QProcess::startDetached(processPath, processArguments);
+                }
+                else {
+                    processReturn = QProcess::execute(processPath, processArguments);
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                if (runInBackground) {
+                    processExecuted = QProcess::startDetached(arguments.first().toString());
+                }
+                else {
+                    processReturn = QProcess::execute(arguments.first().toString());
+                }
             }
-            process->start(processPath, processArguments, QProcess::ReadOnly);
         }
         else {
-            process->start(getVariant(L_p, 1).toString(), QProcess::ReadOnly);
+            processReturn = QProcess::execute(getVariant(L_p, 1).toString());
         }
-        QObject::connect(process, SIGNAL(finished(int)), process, SLOT(deleteLater()));
-        pushVariant(L_p, true);
+        if (runInBackground && !processExecuted) {
+            processReturn = -2;
+        }
+        pushVariant(L_p, processReturn);
         return 1;
     }
-    pushVariant(L_p, false);
+    pushVariant(L_p, -2);
     return 1;
 }