diff --git a/utils/runwrapper.sh b/utils/runwrapper.sh
index bea1c787c..99fef624b 100755
--- a/utils/runwrapper.sh
+++ b/utils/runwrapper.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 echo $$ > /tmp/pidwrapper
 
-$1
\ No newline at end of file
+exec $1
\ No newline at end of file