diff --git a/tests/unit_tests.sh b/tests/unit_tests.sh
index 4cc26686b..8611aed77 100755
--- a/tests/unit_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/unit_tests.sh
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@
 
 
 . ./include.sh
-${test_dir}/unit_tests
-
+exec ${test_dir}/unit_tests