diff --git a/ecosystem.config.js.template b/ecosystem.config.js.template
index 38fd4f4..ee496bd 100644
--- a/ecosystem.config.js.template
+++ b/ecosystem.config.js.template
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module.exports = {
             autorestart: false,
             watch: false,
             cron_restart: "*/15 * * * *",
+            exec_mode: 'fork',
             max_memory_restart: '1G',
             env: {
                 NODE_ENV: 'development',
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 4ec2a5c..61f593b 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ KEY_LEN=$(echo -n $key | wc -m)
 if [[ $KEY_LEN = 0 ]]
 then
   echo "Invalid key passed"
+  exit
 fi
 
 KEY=$key pm2 start --only $instance --env $env
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