diff --git a/dockerRunnerProd.sh b/dockerRunnerProd.sh
index bd99081..ebf5b4f 100755
--- a/dockerRunnerProd.sh
+++ b/dockerRunnerProd.sh
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ npm install
 cd ../backend
 npm install 
 ( npm run start ) & BACKEND_SERVER_PID=$!
+
+# Handle application background process exiting
+wait $SERVER_PID $BACKEND_SERVER_PID
+EXIT_CODE=$?
+echo "application exited with exit code $EXIT_CODE..."
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