diff --git a/relay/index.js b/relay/index.js
index 607def4..5f45b2f 100644
--- a/relay/index.js
+++ b/relay/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const net = require('net');
 const log = require('signale');
 const { config } = require('./../package.json');
 
-title('relay');
+// title('relay');
 
 // let connection = null;
 
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ title('relay');
 // })();
 
 
+log.debug('I AM RELAY!');
 setTimeout(() => {
-	log.debug('this is a test output...')
-	setTimeout(() => {
-		log.debug('so we never process exit?')
-	}, 1000)
+	log.debug('this is a test output...');
 }, 1000)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/relay/service.js b/relay/service.js
index e13e697..949474b 100644
--- a/relay/service.js
+++ b/relay/service.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 (() => {
 const log = require('signale');
-const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+const { execSync, spawn } = require('child_process');
 const branch = 'master';
+let proc;
 
-function update() {
+setInterval(function update() {
 	const remoteHash = execSync('git ls-remote https://github.com/marcus13345/valnet.git').toString().split(/[\t\n]/g)[0].trim();
 	const localHash = execSync(`git rev-parse ${branch}`).toString().trim();
 	if(remoteHash !== localHash) {
@@ -13,18 +14,28 @@ function update() {
 
 		execSync(`git fetch`);
 		execSync(`git pull`);
-		log.info('restarting relay...');
-		process.exit(2);
+		log.info('killing relay...');
+		try {
+			proc.kill();
+		} catch (e) {
+			log.error('failed to kill active relay...');
+			log.error(e);
+		}
 	}
-}
+}, 5000);
 
+(function keepAlive() {
+	proc = spawn('node', ['relay'], { stdio: "inherit" });
 
+	proc.on('exit', () => {
+		log.info('restarting relay...');
+		setTimeout(() => {
+			keepAlive();
+		}, 1000);
+	})
+})();
 
 
-require('./index.js');
-
-setInterval(update, 5000);
-