diff --git a/process-compose.yaml b/process-compose.yaml
index e6ccf0277..91ddd137e 100644
--- a/process-compose.yaml
+++ b/process-compose.yaml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ processes:
   proverserver:
     description: proverserver
     log_location: ./logs/prover_server.log
-    working_dir: ./relay/process-compose-scripts/
-    command: ./start-proverserver.sh
+    working_dir: ./
+    command: proverServer ${PROVER_SERVER_PORT} /data/light_client.zkey"
     depends_on:
       downloadZkAndDatFiles:
         condition: process_completed
diff --git a/relay/process-compose-scripts/start-proverserver.sh b/relay/process-compose-scripts/start-proverserver.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 6388a789f..000000000
--- a/relay/process-compose-scripts/start-proverserver.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-source "${GIT_ROOT}/.env"
-
-if [[ -z "${PROVER_SERVER_HOST}" ]] && [[ -z "${PROVER_SERVER_PORT}" ]]; then
-  echo "PROVER_SERVER_HOST and PROVER_SERVER_PORT environment variables are not set. Using default values."
-  PROVER_SERVER_HOST="http://127.0.0.1"
-  PROVER_SERVER_PORT="5000"
-else
-  echo "Using prover server settings from environment variables"
-fi
-
-if [[ "${PROVER_SERVER_HOST}" == "http://127.0.0.1" ]]; then
-  (
-    cd "${GIT_ROOT}" || exit 1
-    proverServer "${PROVER_SERVER_PORT}" "${GIT_ROOT}/data/light_client.zkey"
-    echo "Prover server started with command"
-  )
-
-  max_attempts=300 # 300 attempts * 2s delay = 10 minutes
-  server_started=false
-
-  echo "Waiting for server to start..."
-
-  for ((i = 1; i <= max_attempts; i++)); do
-    response=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "${PROVER_SERVER_HOST}":"${PROVER_SERVER_PORT}"/status)
-
-    if [ "${response}" -eq 200 ]; then
-      echo "Server is up and running."
-      server_started=true
-      break
-    fi
-
-    echo "Attempt ${i}: Server is not responding. Waiting for 2 seconds..."
-    sleep 2
-  done
-
-  if [ ${server_started} == false ]; then
-    echo "Server failed to start after 5 minutes. Exiting."
-    exit 1
-  fi
-else
-  echo "Using remote prover server at ${PROVER_SERVER_HOST}:${PROVER_SERVER_PORT}"
-fi