diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 2cfd238a..eb018a76 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SSR_PATH=/opt/sqlbot/g2-ssr
 APP_PATH=/opt/sqlbot/app
-node $SSR_PATH/app.js
+nohup node $SSR_PATH/app.js &
 
 cd $APP_PATH
 uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --workers 1 --proxy-headers