diff --git a/run-command.mjs b/run-command.mjs
index 1842fd90..2392a681 100644
--- a/run-command.mjs
+++ b/run-command.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { readFile, writeFile, unlink, mkdir, rm } from 'node:fs/promises';
-import { exec, spawn } from 'node:child_process';
+import { exec, fork } from 'node:child_process';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { build } from 'esbuild';
 
@@ -26,19 +26,34 @@ for(let i = 2; i < process.argv.length; i++)
             if (error) throw error;
             console.log(stdout);
         });
+      else if (process.platform === "win32")
+        exec("START", ["/B", "node", "backend.js"], (error, stdout) => {
+          if (error) throw error;
+          console.log(stdout);
+        });
       else {
-        const server = spawn("node",
-          [fileURLToPath(new URL("./backend.js", import.meta.url))],
-          {cwd: process.cwd(), stdio: "inherit", detached: true}
+        const server = fork(fileURLToPath(new URL("./backend.js", import.meta.url)),
+          {detached: true}
         );
         server.unref();
+        server.disconnect();
       }
       break;
     }
 
     case "stop":
       await writeFile(shutdown, "");
-      try {await fetch(new URL("/test-shutdown", serverUrl))}
+      try {
+        const response = await Promise.race([
+          fetch(new URL("/test-shutdown", serverUrl)),
+          new Promise(resolve => {
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                  resolve("Error");
+                }, 5000);
+              })
+        ]);
+        if(response === "Error") throw new Error("Server is unresponsive.");
+      }
       catch (e) {await unlink(shutdown)}
       if (config.production)
         exec("npm run pm2-stop", (error, stdout) => {