diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/start b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/start
index 2ba79501c..73f686bd7 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/start
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/start
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if compress_enabled; then
 fi
 {%- endif %}
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_async == 'y' %}
-/usr/local/bin/gunicorn config.asgi --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 --chdir=/app -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker
+exec /usr/local/bin/gunicorn config.asgi --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 --chdir=/app -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker
 {%- else %}
-/usr/local/bin/gunicorn config.wsgi --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 --chdir=/app
+exec /usr/local/bin/gunicorn config.wsgi --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 --chdir=/app
 {%- endif %}