diff --git a/internal/cmd/root.go b/internal/cmd/root.go
index 80e126d4b85dd7fc3a3618f48707639d61869d91..1674fe0ca8b2569915543853527be79153e6b237 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/root.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/root.go
@@ -569,7 +569,11 @@ func startDetachedServer(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, "--host", clientHost)
 	}
 
-	c := exec.CommandContext(cmd.Context(), exe, cmdArgs...)
+	// Use exec.Command (not exec.CommandContext) so the parent's context
+	// cancellation does not kill the spawned server. detachProcess
+	// (Setsid on !windows, DETACHED_PROCESS on windows) is what truly
+	// detaches the child from this process's lifetime.
+	c := exec.Command(exe, cmdArgs...)
 	stdoutPath := filepath.Join(chDir, "stdout.log")
 	stderrPath := filepath.Join(chDir, "stderr.log")
 	detachProcess(c)