diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 411b6c1..7b9dc1e 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ EOF
 chown rabbitmq:rabbitmq /var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia
 # Limit maximum number of open file descriptors to avoid high memory usage
 ulimit -n 1048576
-rabbitmq-server
+exec rabbitmq-server