diff --git a/ansible/archival-snapshots/playbook.yml b/ansible/archival-snapshots/playbook.yml
index c7b2af5d5..ec179322a 100644
--- a/ansible/archival-snapshots/playbook.yml
+++ b/ansible/archival-snapshots/playbook.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
     - name: Execute the init.sh script
       ansible.builtin.shell:
-        cmd: "sh init.sh"
+        cmd: "nohup ./init.sh > init.log 2>&1 &"
         chdir: "{{ remote_resources_path }}"
       environment:
         ARCHIVAL_SLACK_TOKEN: "{{ lookup('env', 'ARCHIVAL_SLACK_TOKEN') }}"