diff --git a/bin/scripts/unix/idea.sh b/bin/scripts/unix/idea.sh
index 2778a8c353f8..0a2df34dd688 100755
--- a/bin/scripts/unix/idea.sh
+++ b/bin/scripts/unix/idea.sh
@@ -165,19 +165,18 @@ fi
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Run the IDE.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-while true ; do
-  LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$IDE_BIN_HOME:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" "$JDK/bin/java" \
-    $AGENT \
-    "-Xbootclasspath/a:$IDE_HOME/lib/boot.jar" \
-    -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
-    $VM_OPTIONS "-Djb.vmOptionsFile=$VM_OPTIONS_FILES_USED" \
-    "-XX:ErrorFile=$HOME/java_error_in_@@product_uc@@_%p.log" \
-    -Djb.restart.code=88 -Didea.paths.selector=@@system_selector@@ \
-    $IDE_PROPERTIES_PROPERTY \
-    $IDE_JVM_ARGS \
-    $REQUIRED_JVM_ARGS \
-    $MAIN_CLASS_NAME \
-    "$@"
-  EC=$?
-  test $EC -ne 88 && exit $EC
-done
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$IDE_BIN_HOME:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" "$JDK/bin/java" \
+  $AGENT \
+  "-Xbootclasspath/a:$IDE_HOME/lib/boot.jar" \
+  -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
+  $VM_OPTIONS "-Djb.vmOptionsFile=$VM_OPTIONS_FILES_USED" \
+  "-XX:ErrorFile=$HOME/java_error_in_@@product_uc@@_%p.log" \
+  -Djb.restart.code=88 -Didea.paths.selector=@@system_selector@@ \
+  $IDE_PROPERTIES_PROPERTY \
+  $IDE_JVM_ARGS \
+  $REQUIRED_JVM_ARGS \
+  $MAIN_CLASS_NAME \
+  "$@"
+EC=$?
+test $EC -ne 88 && exit $EC
+exec "$0" "$@"