diff --git a/service.c b/service.c
index 38049ff..c7103f0 100644
--- a/service.c
+++ b/service.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void serviceStart(struct Service *service) {
 	}
 	int n = snprintf(
 		&command[len], sizeof(command) - len, "%s%s",
-		(service->command[strcspn(service->command, ";&|()")] ? "exec " : ""),
+		(service->command[strcspn(service->command, ";&|()")] ? "" : "exec "),
 		service->command
 	);
 	assert(n > 0);