diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 836c41c6832fd850066ff34511c1c7972bea33d7..9ab7a0b3ddca433c11798bf19f5fc927a2903431 100644
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ echo "$SEPARATOR"
 
 exim4 -v -bdf -q15m &
 
-$JIRA_DIR/bin/start-jira.sh -fg
+exec $JIRA_DIR/bin/start-jira.sh -fg