diff --git a/docker/btcd/start-btcctl.sh b/docker/btcd/start-btcctl.sh
index 419f73d54..e693d49d2 100755
--- a/docker/btcd/start-btcctl.sh
+++ b/docker/btcd/start-btcctl.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ RPCUSER=$(set_default "$RPCUSER" "devuser")
 RPCPASS=$(set_default "$RPCPASS" "devpass")
 NETWORK=$(set_default "$NETWORK" "simnet")
 
-btcctl \
+exec btcctl \
     "--$NETWORK" \
     --rpccert="/rpc/rpc.cert" \
     --rpcuser="$RPCUSER" \
diff --git a/docker/btcd/start-btcd.sh b/docker/btcd/start-btcd.sh
index 5f7992a00..732b5a62e 100755
--- a/docker/btcd/start-btcd.sh
+++ b/docker/btcd/start-btcd.sh
@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@ PARAMS="$PARAMS $@"
 
 # Print command and start bitcoin node.
 echo "Command: btcd $PARAMS"
-btcd $PARAMS
+exec btcd $PARAMS
 
diff --git a/docker/lnd/start-lnd.sh b/docker/lnd/start-lnd.sh
index 560e3149a..ed1b2462d 100755
--- a/docker/lnd/start-lnd.sh
+++ b/docker/lnd/start-lnd.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if [[ "$CHAIN" == "litecoin" ]]; then
     BACKEND="ltcd"
 fi
 
-lnd \
+exec lnd \
     --noencryptwallet \
     --logdir="/data" \
     "--$CHAIN.active" \
diff --git a/docker/ltcd/start-ltcctl.sh b/docker/ltcd/start-ltcctl.sh
index beb12bd91..ec82ea4cf 100755
--- a/docker/ltcd/start-ltcctl.sh
+++ b/docker/ltcd/start-ltcctl.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ RPCUSER=$(set_default "$RPCUSER" "devuser")
 RPCPASS=$(set_default "$RPCPASS" "devpass")
 NETWORK=$(set_default "$NETWORK" "simnet")
 
-ltcctl \
+exec ltcctl \
     "--$NETWORK" \
     --rpccert="/rpc/rpc.cert" \
     --rpcuser="$RPCUSER" \
diff --git a/docker/ltcd/start-ltcd.sh b/docker/ltcd/start-ltcd.sh
index defac5a4a..9bdbe6d0d 100755
--- a/docker/ltcd/start-ltcd.sh
+++ b/docker/ltcd/start-ltcd.sh
@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@ PARAMS="$PARAMS $@"
 
 # Print command and start bitcoin node.
 echo "Command: ltcd $PARAMS"
-ltcd $PARAMS
+exec ltcd $PARAMS