diff --git a/bin/run.sh b/bin/run.sh
index 4d276632d..08cd1da71 100755
--- a/bin/run.sh
+++ b/bin/run.sh
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ bin/installDeps.sh $* || exit 1
 echo "Started Etherpad..."
 
 SCRIPTPATH=`pwd -P`
-node $SCRIPTPATH/node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite/node/server.js $*
+exec node $SCRIPTPATH/node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite/node/server.js $*