diff --git a/crates/nit/src/config.rs b/crates/nit/src/config.rs
index f9696b5..f520087 100644
--- a/crates/nit/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/nit/src/config.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn get_config() -> Result<Config> {
             m => panic!("Bad mode: {m}"),
         }
     } else {
-        Mode::Spawn
+        Mode::Exec
     };
 
     let platform = platform::get_current_platform(values.remove("platform").as_deref())?;