diff --git a/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh b/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh
index bd617cb83..8e19b665f 100755
--- a/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ fi
 docker_switch_user() {
 	if [ -n "${MINIO_USERNAME}" ] && [ -n "${MINIO_GROUPNAME}" ]; then
 		if [ -n "${MINIO_UID}" ] && [ -n "${MINIO_GID}" ]; then
-			chroot --userspec=${MINIO_UID}:${MINIO_GID} / "$@"
+			exec chroot --userspec=${MINIO_UID}:${MINIO_GID} / "$@"
 		else
 			echo "${MINIO_USERNAME}:x:1000:1000:${MINIO_USERNAME}:/:/sbin/nologin" >>/etc/passwd
 			echo "${MINIO_GROUPNAME}:x:1000" >>/etc/group
-			chroot --userspec=${MINIO_USERNAME}:${MINIO_GROUPNAME} / "$@"
+			exec chroot --userspec=${MINIO_USERNAME}:${MINIO_GROUPNAME} / "$@"
 		fi
 	else
 		exec "$@"