diff --git a/sentry_dynamic_sampling_lib/sampler.py b/sentry_dynamic_sampling_lib/sampler.py
index 89d8469..3600c92 100644
--- a/sentry_dynamic_sampling_lib/sampler.py
+++ b/sentry_dynamic_sampling_lib/sampler.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def __init__(self, stop, config, metric, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
         self.config: Config = config
         self.metrics: Metric = metric
         self.session = CachedSession(backend="memory", cache_control=True)
-        super().__init__(*args, name="SentryControllerClient", **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(*args, name="SentryControllerClient", daemon=True, **kwargs)
 
     def run(self):
         # HACK: Django change the timezone mid startup