diff --git a/scripts/scheduler/entrypoint.sh b/scripts/scheduler/entrypoint.sh
index df76740..1333927 100644
--- a/scripts/scheduler/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/scripts/scheduler/entrypoint.sh
@@ -715,11 +715,11 @@ upgrade_scheduler() {
     debug "Upgrading framework scheduler..."
     /usr/bin/docker pull "$DOCKER_REGISTRY_URL/$FRAMEWORK_SCHEDULER_IMAGE:$FRAMEWORK_SCHEDULER_VERSION"
 
-    DOCKER_START="$DOCKER_REGISTRY_URL/$FRAMEWORK_SCHEDULER_IMAGE:$FRAMEWORK_SCHEDULER_VERSION"
-
     if [ "$DEBUG_MODE" == "true" ]; then
+        DOCKER_START="--entrypoint=sh $DOCKER_REGISTRY_URL/$FRAMEWORK_SCHEDULER_IMAGE:$FRAMEWORK_SCHEDULER_VERSION -c 'sleep 86400'"
         SET_DEBUG_MODE="--env DEBUG_MODE=true"
     else
+        DOCKER_START="$DOCKER_REGISTRY_URL/$FRAMEWORK_SCHEDULER_IMAGE:$FRAMEWORK_SCHEDULER_VERSION"
         SET_DEBUG_MODE=""
     fi