diff --git a/web_cmd.sh b/web_cmd.sh
index 9747a1c..69c4ce5 100755
--- a/web_cmd.sh
+++ b/web_cmd.sh
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ main() {
                 printf "%s" "${cmd}" > "${flagf}"
                 deployment="${deployment:-prod}"
                 printf "requested command:\n  %s\n" "${cmd}"
-                ${cmd} &
+                ${cmd}
+                rm "${flagf}"
         fi
-        rm "${flagf}"
-
 }
 
 main "${@}"