diff --git a/photon/entrypoint.sh b/photon/entrypoint.sh
index 7162ee2ff2c3ce3f25df9763ad1a912e3a4b799e..838335e6f40aa90b26add0dea82b956c61c85b65 100755
--- a/photon/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/photon/entrypoint.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fi
 # Start photon if elastic index exists
 if [ -d "/photon/photon_data/elasticsearch" ]; then
 	echo "Starting photon"
-	java -jar photon.jar -host nominatim -port 5432 -database nominatim -user nominatim -password password1234 &
+	java -jar photon.jar -host nominatim -port 5432 -database nominatim -user nominatim -password password1234
 
 	### Start continuous update ###