diff --git a/sbin/entrypoint.sh b/sbin/entrypoint.sh
index 8cc812b..11a8bd2 100755
--- a/sbin/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/sbin/entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,25 +5,16 @@ set -eu -o pipefail
 run_alerta_mailer() {
   set -eu
 
-  alerta-mailer &
+  nohup alerta-mailer &
 
   echo "-----> alerta-mailer is running..."
 }
 
-run_ps_background_check() {
-  set -eu
-
-  ps -aux | grep -i mailer
-
-  echo "-----> ps grep output ^^^"
-}
-
 # Main entrypoint
 main() {
   set -eu
 
   run_alerta_mailer
-  run_ps_background_check
 }
 
 main