diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index cfdd9b6..34ba692 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from dotenv import dotenv_values
 class Config:
     data = dotenv_values()
     MINECRAFTD_PASSWORD: str | None = data.get("MINECRAFTD_PASSWORD")
-    START_COMMAND: str = data.get("START_COMMAND") or "python proc.py"
+    START_COMMAND_FILE: str = data.get("START_COMMAND_FILE") or "start.sh"
     SERVER_HOST: str = data.get("SERVER_HOST") or "localhost"
     SERVER_PORT: int = int(data.get("SERVER_PORT") or 25565)
     SERVER_RCON_PORT: int = int(data.get("SERVER_RCON_PORT") or 25575)
diff --git a/controllers.py b/controllers.py
index 1156131..03ef9ef 100644
--- a/controllers.py
+++ b/controllers.py
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 import shlex
 from collections import deque
 from pathlib import Path
-from subprocess import PIPE, Popen
+from subprocess import Popen
 from threading import Lock
 from time import sleep
 from typing import Literal
 
+from mcrcon import MCRcon
+from mcstatus import JavaServer
+
 from classes import ProcessStatus, ServerStatus
 from config import Config
 from logs import logger
-from mcrcon import MCRcon
-from mcstatus import JavaServer
 
 
 class ProcessController:
     def __init__(self):
-        self.start_command: list[str] = shlex.split(Config.START_COMMAND)
+        self.start_command: list[str] = shlex.split(
+            Path(Config.START_COMMAND_FILE).read_text()
+        )
         self.process: Popen | None = None
         self.last_status: Literal[ProcessStatus.STOPPED, ProcessStatus.CRASHED] = (
             ProcessStatus.STOPPED
@@ -36,8 +39,10 @@ class ProcessController:
 
             self.process = Popen(
                 self.start_command,
-                stdout=PIPE,
-                stderr=PIPE,
+                stdout=None,
+                stderr=None,
+                stdin=None,
+                start_new_session=True,
             )
             logger.info(
                 "ProcessController.start() - Started process with PID: %s",