diff --git a/webapp/startweb.sh b/webapp/startweb.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index aad6f7f..b4b0e96
--- a/webapp/startweb.sh
+++ b/webapp/startweb.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-if [ -f "`command -v screen`"]; then
+if [ -f "`command -v screen`" ]; then
     screen -S EnlivenMinetest node server.js
 else
-    nohup node server.js &
+    nohup node server.js & | exit 1
+    echo "node server.js is running in background. terminate as follows:"
+    echo "  killall node"
 fi