diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 411b31100531f2d5146c7712eebe38d17616bf32..231c45d9744f45810bdc6c0afcba104caab415b9 100644
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ echo "$SEPARATOR"
 
 exim4 -v -bdf -q15m &
 
-$CROWD_DIR/bin/start_crowd.sh -fg
+exec $CROWD_DIR/bin/start_crowd.sh -fg