diff --git a/docker/app/akhq b/docker/app/akhq
index d8b7c40c6..aea9a9e75 100755
--- a/docker/app/akhq
+++ b/docker/app/akhq
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ do
   JAVA_OPTS="${JAVA_OPTS} ${JVM_OPT}"
 done
 
-/opt/java/openjdk/bin/java ${JAVA_OPTS} -cp /app/akhq.jar:${CLASSPATH} org.akhq.App
+exec /opt/java/openjdk/bin/java ${JAVA_OPTS} -cp /app/akhq.jar:${CLASSPATH} org.akhq.App