diff --git a/cmd/tsconnect/common.go b/cmd/tsconnect/common.go
index a387c00c9..0b0813226 100644
--- a/cmd/tsconnect/common.go
+++ b/cmd/tsconnect/common.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ func runEsbuildServe(buildOptions esbuild.BuildOptions) {
 		log.Fatalf("Cannot start esbuild server: %v", err)
 	}
 	log.Printf("Listening on http://%s:%d\n", result.Host, result.Port)
+	select {}
 }
 
 func runEsbuild(buildOptions esbuild.BuildOptions) esbuild.BuildResult {