diff --git a/linux/cwtch b/linux/cwtch
index 89dffb63..28f613a4 100755
--- a/linux/cwtch
+++ b/linux/cwtch
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./lib/ ./lib/cwtch
\ No newline at end of file
+exec env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./lib/ ./lib/cwtch
diff --git a/linux/cwtch.home.sh b/linux/cwtch.home.sh
index 4e081cbe..44f55253 100755
--- a/linux/cwtch.home.sh
+++ b/linux/cwtch.home.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/.local/lib/cwtch/ ~/.local/lib/cwtch/cwtch
\ No newline at end of file
+exec env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/.local/lib/cwtch/ ~/.local/lib/cwtch/cwtch
diff --git a/linux/cwtch.sys.sh b/linux/cwtch.sys.sh
index bec6bcc5..8a927666 100755
--- a/linux/cwtch.sys.sh
+++ b/linux/cwtch.sys.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/cwtch /usr/lib/cwtch/cwtch
\ No newline at end of file
+exec env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/cwtch /usr/lib/cwtch/cwtch