diff --git a/base-notebook/start-notebook.sh b/base-notebook/start-notebook.sh
index 0229bad2..d1b3d8a2 100755
--- a/base-notebook/start-notebook.sh
+++ b/base-notebook/start-notebook.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ set -e
 if [[ -n "${JUPYTERHUB_API_TOKEN}" ]]; then
     echo "WARNING: using start-singleuser.sh instead of start-notebook.sh to start a server associated with JupyterHub."
     exec /usr/local/bin/start-singleuser.sh "$@"
-    exit
 fi
 
 wrapper=""