diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3c2edfd..540267d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ mod lock;
 mod test;
 
 use std::ffi::OsString;
-use std::io::ErrorKind;
-use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -64,8 +62,10 @@ async fn inner_main(
     acquire_lock(client.clone(), &lock, &ctx).await;
 
     info!("Initiating node reboot");
-    exec_cmd(ctx.reboot_cmd());
-    unreachable!();
+    if let Err(e) = run_cmd(ctx.reboot_cmd()) {
+        error!("Failed to run reboot command: {e}");
+    }
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 async fn acquire_lock(client: kube::Client, lock: &lock::Lock, ctx: &Context) {
@@ -85,17 +85,11 @@ async fn acquire_lock(client: kube::Client, lock: &lock::Lock, ctx: &Context) {
     }
 }
 
-fn exec_cmd(cmd: &[OsString]) {
+fn run_cmd(cmd: &[OsString]) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let program = &cmd[0];
     let args = &cmd[1..];
-    let error = Command::new(program).args(args).exec();
-    let rc = match error.kind() {
-        ErrorKind::NotFound => 127,
-        ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => 126,
-        _ => 1,
-    };
-    eprintln!("{}: {error}", program.to_string_lossy());
-    std::process::exit(rc);
+    Command::new(program).args(args).spawn()?.wait()?;
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 async fn release_lock(client: kube::Client, lock: &lock::Lock) {
diff --git a/tests/krc-it-test/main.rs b/tests/krc-it-test/main.rs
index 6fdcbc6..9d1b5a0 100644
--- a/tests/krc-it-test/main.rs
+++ b/tests/krc-it-test/main.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ fn run_it(
         env.insert("REBOOT_LOCK_GROUP".into(), g.into());
     }
     Command::new(EXE)
-        .args(["echo", "test success"])
+        .args(["sh", "-c", "echo 'test success' & kill $PPID"])
         .env_clear()
         .envs(&env)
         .stdin(Stdio::null())