diff --git a/src/cryptonote_basic/miner.cpp b/src/cryptonote_basic/miner.cpp
index 9248e2e1d..b14532d44 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_basic/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_basic/miner.cpp
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       boost::thread::attributes attrs;
       attrs.set_stack_size(THREAD_STACK_SIZE);
 
-      start(m_mine_address, m_threads_total, attrs, get_is_background_mining_enabled());
+      start(m_mine_address, m_threads_total, attrs, get_is_background_mining_enabled(), get_ignore_battery());
     }
   }
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------