diff --git a/kalitectl.py b/kalitectl.py
index b81135056b..0d171bb6d9 100644
--- a/kalitectl.py
+++ b/kalitectl.py
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
 from socket import timeout
 from kalite.version import VERSION
 
+if os.name == "nt":
+    from subprocess import Popen, CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP
+
 # Necessary for loading default settings from kalite
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "kalite.settings")
 
@@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ def get_pid():
     listen_port = getattr(settings, "CHERRYPY_PORT", LISTEN_PORT)
 
     # Timeout is 1 second, we don't want the status command to be slow
-    conn = httplib.HTTPConnection(LISTEN_ADDRESS, listen_port, timeout=3)
+    conn = httplib.HTTPConnection("127.0.0.1", listen_port, timeout=3)
     try:
         conn.request("GET", PING_URL)
         response = conn.getresponse()
@@ -290,8 +293,12 @@ def manage(command, args=[], in_background=False):
         utility.prog_name = 'kalite manage'
         utility.execute()
     else:
-        thread = ManageThread(command, args=args)
-        thread.start()
+        if os.name != "nt":
+            thread = ManageThread(command, args=args, name=" ".join([command]+args))
+            thread.start()
+        else:
+            # TODO (aron): for versions > 0.13, see if we can just have everyone spawn another process (Popen vs. ManageThread)
+            Popen([sys.executable, os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]), "manage", command] + args, creationflags=CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP)
 
 
 def start(debug=False, args=[], skip_job_scheduler=False):