diff --git a/bin/aca-py b/bin/aca-py
index 3ada78acc0..ae99bf1862 100755
--- a/bin/aca-py
+++ b/bin/aca-py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ if [ -z "$PYTHON" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-exec $PYTHON -m aries_cloudagent "$@"
+$PYTHON -m aries_cloudagent "$@"