diff --git a/cmd/cli/splitargs.go b/cmd/cli/splitargs.go
index 4c7e56d..ff998a6 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/splitargs.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/splitargs.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func SplitArgs(args []string) ([]string, []string, error) {
 				return nil, nil, errors.New("invalid argument")
 			}
 
-			selfArgs = args[1:i]
+			selfArgs = args[:i]
 			childArgs = args[i+1:]
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/exec/exec.go b/cmd/exec/exec.go
index e3b2e68..ed979e5 100644
--- a/cmd/exec/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/exec/exec.go
@@ -71,11 +71,13 @@ func main() {
 
 	app.version.Cmd(rootCmd)
 
-	selfArgs, childArgs, err = cli.SplitArgs(os.Args)
+	if selfArgs, childArgs, err = cli.SplitArgs(os.Args); err != nil {
+		selfArgs = os.Args
+	}
 	app.childArgs = childArgs
 	app.err = err
 
-	rootCmd.SetArgs(selfArgs)
+	rootCmd.SetArgs(selfArgs[1:])
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/cmd/experiment/starter/starter.go b/cmd/experiment/starter/starter.go
index 656d99d..7f82bcd 100644
--- a/cmd/experiment/starter/starter.go
+++ b/cmd/experiment/starter/starter.go
@@ -35,24 +35,26 @@ func main() {
 	)
 	if selfArgs, childArgs, err = cli.SplitArgs(os.Args); err == nil {
 		flagSet = pflag.NewFlagSet(selfArgs[0], pflag.ExitOnError)
-		flagSet.Bool(NoWaitFlag, false, "do not wait for the child process")
+		flagSet.Count(NoWaitFlag, "do not wait for the child process")
 		if err = flagSet.Parse(selfArgs[1:]); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("invalid argument: %+v", err)
 			return
 		}
 	} else {
 		flagSet = pflag.NewFlagSet(os.Args[0], pflag.ExitOnError)
-		flagSet.Bool(NoWaitFlag, false, "do not wait for the child process")
-		if err = flagSet.Parse(selfArgs[1:]); err != nil {
+		flagSet.Count(NoWaitFlag, "do not wait for the child process")
+		if err = flagSet.Parse(os.Args[1:]); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("invalid argument: %+v", err)
 			return
 		}
 	}
-	viper.BindPFlag(NoWaitFlag, flagSet.Lookup(NoWaitFlag))
-	noWait = viper.GetBool(NoWaitFlag)
+	_ = viper.BindPFlag(NoWaitFlag, flagSet.Lookup(NoWaitFlag))
+	if viper.GetInt(NoWaitFlag) > 0 {
+		noWait = true
+	}
 
 	viper.SetEnvPrefix(wingmate.EnvPrefix)
-	viper.BindEnv(EnvDummyPath)
+	_ = viper.BindEnv(EnvDummyPath)
 	viper.SetDefault(EnvDummyPath, DummyPath)
 
 	exePath = viper.GetString(EnvDummyPath)
diff --git a/cmd/pidproxy/pidproxy.go b/cmd/pidproxy/pidproxy.go
index 0bb89b6..0808c49 100644
--- a/cmd/pidproxy/pidproxy.go
+++ b/cmd/pidproxy/pidproxy.go
@@ -58,21 +58,23 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	viper.SetEnvPrefix(wingmate.EnvPrefix)
-	viper.BindEnv(EnvStartSecs)
+	_ = viper.BindEnv(EnvStartSecs)
 	viper.SetDefault(EnvStartSecs, EnvDefaultStartSecs)
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP(pidFileFlag, "p", "", "location of pid file")
-	rootCmd.MarkFlagRequired(pidFileFlag)
-	viper.BindPFlag(pidFileFlag, rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup(pidFileFlag))
+	_ = rootCmd.MarkFlagRequired(pidFileFlag)
+	_ = viper.BindPFlag(pidFileFlag, rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup(pidFileFlag))
 
 	app.version.Flag(rootCmd)
 	app.version.Cmd(rootCmd)
 
-	selfArgs, childArgs, err = cli.SplitArgs(os.Args)
+	if selfArgs, childArgs, err = cli.SplitArgs(os.Args); err != nil {
+		selfArgs = os.Args
+	}
 	app.childArgs = childArgs
 	app.err = err
 
-	rootCmd.SetArgs(selfArgs)
+	rootCmd.SetArgs(selfArgs[1:])
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -111,7 +113,10 @@ check:
 		}
 
 		if err = unix.Kill(pid, syscall.Signal(0)); err != nil {
-			return err
+			if !errors.Is(err, unix.ESRCH) {
+				return err
+			}
+			break check
 		}
 
 		select {
diff --git a/config/util.go b/config/util.go
index c4d92ab..6dfaa70 100644
--- a/config/util.go
+++ b/config/util.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -10,14 +12,26 @@ func getVersion(binPath string) (string, error) {
 		outBytes []byte
 		err      error
 		output   string
+		stdout   io.ReadCloser
+		n        int
 	)
 	cmd := exec.Command(binPath, "version")
-	outBytes, err = cmd.Output()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+	if stdout, err = cmd.StdoutPipe(); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("setting up stdout reader: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	output = string(outBytes)
+	if err = cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("starting process: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	outBytes = make([]byte, 1024)
+	if n, err = stdout.Read(outBytes); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("reading stdout: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	_ = cmd.Wait()
+
+	output = string(outBytes[:n])
 	output = strings.TrimRight(output, versionTrimRightCutSet)
 	return output, nil
 }
diff --git a/docker/bookworm-newconfig/etc/wingmate/wingmate.yaml b/docker/bookworm-newconfig/etc/wingmate/wingmate.yaml
index da3e3fa..b0e829b 100644
--- a/docker/bookworm-newconfig/etc/wingmate/wingmate.yaml
+++ b/docker/bookworm-newconfig/etc/wingmate/wingmate.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,22 @@ service:
   spawner:
     command: [ "wmspawner" ]
     user: "1200"
+
+  bgtest:
+    command:
+      - "wmstarter"
+      - "--no-wait"
+      - "--"
+      - "wmexec"
+      - "--setsid"
+      - "--"
+      - "wmbg"
+      - "--name"
+      - "test-run"
+      - "--pause"
+      - "10"
+      - "--log-path"
+      - "/var/log/wmbg.log"
+      - "--pid-file"
+      - "/var/run/wmbg.pid"
+    pidfile: "/var/run/wmbg.pid"
diff --git a/init/cron.go b/init/cron.go
index 17d41b0..c93ccfe 100644
--- a/init/cron.go
+++ b/init/cron.go
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ cron:
 
 			iwg.Wait()
 
-			if err = cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
-				wingmate.Log().Error().Str(cronTag, cron.Name()).Msgf("got error when waiting: %+v", err)
-			}
+			_ = cmd.Wait()
 		}
 
 	fail:
diff --git a/init/service.go b/init/service.go
index d9a3ada..89fbe58 100644
--- a/init/service.go
+++ b/init/service.go
@@ -69,9 +69,8 @@ service:
 
 		iwg.Wait()
 
-		if err = cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
-			wingmate.Log().Error().Str(serviceTag, task.Name()).Msgf("got error when waiting: %+v", err)
-		}
+		_ = cmd.Wait()
+
 	fail:
 		if failStatus {
 			time.Sleep(time.Second)