diff --git a/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint-1.x.sh b/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint-1.x.sh
index 4ed61fabfd..75662d4e69 100755
--- a/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint-1.x.sh
+++ b/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint-1.x.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function runOpensearch {
     setupPerformanceAnalyzerPlugin
 
     # Start opensearch
-    "$@" "${opensearch_opts[@]}"
+    exec "$@" "${opensearch_opts[@]}"
 
 }
 
diff --git a/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint-2.x.sh b/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint-2.x.sh
index 670739e2a1..d9986638fd 100755
--- a/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint-2.x.sh
+++ b/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint-2.x.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function runOpensearch {
     setupPerformanceAnalyzerPlugin
 
     # Start opensearch
-    "$@" "${opensearch_opts[@]}"
+    exec "$@" "${opensearch_opts[@]}"
 
 }
 
diff --git a/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint-default.x.sh b/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint-default.x.sh
index 670739e2a1..d9986638fd 100755
--- a/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint-default.x.sh
+++ b/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint-default.x.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function runOpensearch {
     setupPerformanceAnalyzerPlugin
 
     # Start opensearch
-    "$@" "${opensearch_opts[@]}"
+    exec "$@" "${opensearch_opts[@]}"
 
 }