diff --git a/maintainerr/rootfs/ha_entrypoint.sh b/maintainerr/rootfs/ha_entrypoint.sh
index 95d098a8a..7f3601cf7 100755
--- a/maintainerr/rootfs/ha_entrypoint.sh
+++ b/maintainerr/rootfs/ha_entrypoint.sh
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ export DATA_DIR
 
 # ─── Start Maintainerr as unprivileged node user ─────────────────────────────
 echo "[Maintainerr] Starting application on port ${UI_PORT:-6246}..."
-exec gosu node /opt/app/start.sh
+exec gosu node /opt/app/start.sh &
 exec nginx