diff --git a/src/demon/linux/demon_core_linux.c b/src/demon/linux/demon_core_linux.c
index 57e851a7..6dd8e298 100644
--- a/src/demon/linux/demon_core_linux.c
+++ b/src/demon/linux/demon_core_linux.c
@@ -1636,7 +1636,8 @@ dmn_ctrl_launch(DMN_CtrlCtx *ctx, OS_ProcessLaunchParams *params)
         //- rjf: successful launch
         case LaunchStatus_Success:
         {
-          setoptions_result = ptrace(PTRACE_SETOPTIONS, pid, 0, PtrFromInt(DMN_LNX_PTRACE_OPTIONS));
+          uintptr_t trace_options = PTRACE_O_TRACEEXIT|PTRACE_O_EXITKILL|PTRACE_O_TRACEFORK|PTRACE_O_TRACEVFORK|PTRACE_O_TRACECLONE;
+          setoptions_result = ptrace(PTRACE_SETOPTIONS, pid, 0, PtrFromInt(trace_options));
           if(setoptions_result == -1) { error__need_child_kill = 1; goto error; }
 
           ELF_Hdr64           exe_ehdr         = dmn_lnx_ehdr_from_pid(pid);
diff --git a/src/demon/linux/demon_core_linux.h b/src/demon/linux/demon_core_linux.h
index be4ea7e1..b5b11498 100644
--- a/src/demon/linux/demon_core_linux.h
+++ b/src/demon/linux/demon_core_linux.h
@@ -8,22 +8,12 @@
 //~ rjf: Includes
 
 #include <sys/ptrace.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/uio.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <elf.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <errno.h>
 
 ////////////////////////////////
-//~ rjf: ptrace options
-
-#define DMN_LNX_PTRACE_OPTIONS (PTRACE_O_TRACEEXIT|\
-PTRACE_O_EXITKILL|\
-PTRACE_O_TRACEFORK|\
-PTRACE_O_TRACEVFORK|\
-PTRACE_O_TRACECLONE)
+//~ SIGTRAP codes
 
 enum
 {