diff --git a/scripts/launch_sdio.py b/scripts/launch_sdio.py
index cd38c6ce..d14cc85b 100644
--- a/scripts/launch_sdio.py
+++ b/scripts/launch_sdio.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
   sdio_path = wk.kit.tools.get_sdio_path(interactive=True)
   cmd = [sdio_path, '-log_dir', log_dir]
-  wk.exe.run_program(cmd, check=False, cwd=sdio_path.parent)
+  wk.exe.popen_program(cmd, cwd=sdio_path.parent)