diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index b26b485..3ae34f6 100755
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
     </target>
 
 	<target name="start" description="starts the server" depends="create_symlinks,stop,webcfg">
-		<exec executable="startServer.sh" />
+		<exec executable="./exec.sh" />
 	</target>
 	
 	<target name="stop" description="stops the login server">
diff --git a/exec.sh b/exec.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ea3a5bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exec.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd exe/linux
+
+./bin/LoginServer -- @servercommon.cfg &
+
+sleep 4
+
+./bin/TaskManager -- @servercommon.cfg
diff --git a/startServer.sh b/startServer.sh
index ea3a5bb..cefcd14 100755
--- a/startServer.sh
+++ b/startServer.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-cd exe/linux
-
-./bin/LoginServer -- @servercommon.cfg &
-
-sleep 4
-
-./bin/TaskManager -- @servercommon.cfg
+ant start