diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/start b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/start
index 0810c0286..ec57dc8e4 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/start
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/start
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -o nounset
 
 python manage.py migrate
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_async == 'y' %}
-uvicorn config.asgi:application --host 0.0.0.0 --reload --reload-include '*.html'
+exec uvicorn config.asgi:application --host 0.0.0.0 --reload --reload-include '*.html'
 {%- else %}
 exec python manage.py runserver_plus 0.0.0.0:8000
 {%- endif %}