diff --git a/make/photon/registryctl/start.sh b/make/photon/registryctl/start.sh
index d98acc8ce..6a93836dd 100644
--- a/make/photon/registryctl/start.sh
+++ b/make/photon/registryctl/start.sh
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ set -e
 
 /home/harbor/install_cert.sh
 
-/home/harbor/harbor_registryctl -c /etc/registryctl/config.yml
+exec /home/harbor/harbor_registryctl -c /etc/registryctl/config.yml