diff --git a/orchestrator/workflows/subworkflows/process_notifications.py b/orchestrator/workflows/subworkflows/process_notifications.py
index f868515..7809ac1 100644
--- a/orchestrator/workflows/subworkflows/process_notifications.py
+++ b/orchestrator/workflows/subworkflows/process_notifications.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class ProcessNotifications:
         )
 
         if not log_report:
-            return
+            return {}
 
         # Format the log report to a dataframe to be stored in the database
         log_report = await workflow.execute_local_activity_method(
diff --git a/run_local.sh b/run_local.sh
index 4ff3c78..af97775 100755
--- a/run_local.sh
+++ b/run_local.sh
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo "Starting orchestrator application..."
-python -m orchestrator.worker.worker
+exec python -m orchestrator.worker.worker