diff --git a/samba.sh b/samba.sh
index d8d1800..9d09b3d 100755
--- a/samba.sh
+++ b/samba.sh
@@ -242,5 +242,5 @@ elif ps -ef | egrep -v grep | grep -q smbd; then
     echo "Service already running, please restart container to apply changes"
 else
     [[ ${NMBD:-""} ]] && ionice -c 3 nmbd -D
-    exec ionice -c 3 smbd -FS </dev/null
+    ionice -c 3 smbd -FS </dev/null
 fi
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