diff --git a/script/vault-start.ps1 b/script/vault-start.ps1
index f1b9e15..ccacdd1 100755
--- a/script/vault-start.ps1
+++ b/script/vault-start.ps1
@@ -16,10 +16,23 @@ $vaultArgs = @(
 )
 
 Write-Output "✅ Starting Vault server..."
-$process = Start-Process -FilePath "cmd.exe" -ArgumentList "/c start `"Vault Server`" /B .\vault.exe $vaultArgs" -
+$vaultJob = Start-Job -Name "VaultServer" -ScriptBlock {
+    param($Args)
+    & ".\vault.exe" $Args
+} -ArgumentList $vaultArgs
 
-$vaultPid = $process.Id
-Write-Output "✅ Vault process started with PID: $vaultPid"
+# Wait a moment for the job to start
+Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
+
+# Get the actual process ID from the job
+$vaultProcess = Get-Process -Name "vault" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1
+if ($vaultProcess) {
+    $vaultProcess.Id | Out-File -FilePath "vault-pid.txt"
+    Write-Output "✅ Vault process started with PID: $($vaultProcess.Id)"
+} else {
+    Write-Output "❌ Could not find Vault process"
+    exit 1
+}
 
 # Wait for Vault to become ready using port check
 $timeout = 30
@@ -28,7 +41,6 @@ $isReady = $false
 $vaultPort = 8200
 
 Write-Output "🕐 Waiting for Vault to start on port $vaultPort..."
-
 while ($counter -lt $timeout) {
     # Check if process is still running
     if (-not (Get-Process -Id $vaultPid -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {