diff --git a/lib/neutron_thirdparty/ryu b/lib/neutron_thirdparty/ryu
index c737600..233f3aa 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_thirdparty/ryu
+++ b/lib/neutron_thirdparty/ryu
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 }
 
 function start_ryu {
-    screen_it ryu "cd $RYU_DIR && $RYU_DIR/bin/ryu-manager --config-file $RYU_CONF"
+    run_process ryu "$RYU_DIR/bin/ryu-manager --config-file $RYU_CONF"
 }
 
 function stop_ryu {