diff --git a/python/src/otel/otel_sdk/otel-instrument b/python/src/otel/otel_sdk/otel-instrument
index c159be6b79..dc6ee6ba49 100755
--- a/python/src/otel/otel_sdk/otel-instrument
+++ b/python/src/otel/otel_sdk/otel-instrument
@@ -151,4 +151,4 @@ export _HANDLER="otel_wrapper.lambda_handler";
 
 # - Call the upstream auto instrumentation script
 
-python3 $LAMBDA_LAYER_PKGS_DIR/bin/opentelemetry-instrument "$@"
+exec python3 $LAMBDA_LAYER_PKGS_DIR/bin/opentelemetry-instrument "$@"