diff --git a/plugin/scripts/bun-runner.js b/plugin/scripts/bun-runner.js
index 90ee0997..e1d9bafa 100644
--- a/plugin/scripts/bun-runner.js
+++ b/plugin/scripts/bun-runner.js
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ child.on('error', (err) => {
   process.exit(1);
 });
 
-child.on('close', (code) => {
+child.on('close', (code, signal) => {
+  // Fix #1505: When the "start" subcommand forks a daemon, the parent bun
+  // process may be killed by signal (e.g. SIGKILL, exit code 137). The daemon
+  // is running fine — treat signal-based exits for "start" as success.
+  if (signal || (code > 128 && args.includes('start'))) {
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
   process.exit(code || 0);
 });