diff --git a/seafile-server/scripts/gc.sh b/seafile-server/scripts/gc.sh
index 185de68..92fc02d 100644
--- a/seafile-server/scripts/gc.sh
+++ b/seafile-server/scripts/gc.sh
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ if [[ $SEAFILE_SERVER != *"pro"* ]]; then
     echo "Seafile CE: Offline garbage collection completed. Starting Seafile."
     sleep 3
     $SEAFILE_DIR/seafile.sh start
-    start_socat
+    start_socat &
 fi