diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
index 11754a3f4..0eda8958a 100755
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
@@ -305,7 +305,11 @@ pm2 start --name gradido-backend \
 
 pm2 save
 if [ ! -z $FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC ]; then
-  pm2 start --name gradido-dht-node "turbo dht-node#start --env-mode=loose" -l $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.dht-node.$TODAY.log --log-date-format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS'
+  pm2 start --name gradido-dht-node \
+    "env TZ=UTC NODE_ENV=production node ./build/index.js" \
+    --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/dht-node \
+    -l $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.dht-node.$TODAY.log \
+    --log-date-format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS'
   pm2 save
 else
   log_step "====================================================================="
@@ -329,7 +333,11 @@ do
   log_step "===================================================="
   log_step " start $MODULENAME listening on port=$FEDERATION_PORT"
   log_step "===================================================="
-  pm2 start --name $MODULENAME "turbo federation#start --env-mode=loose" -l $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.$MODULENAME.$TODAY.log --log-date-format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS'
+  pm2 start --name $MODULENAME \
+    "env TZ=UTC NODE_ENV=production node ./build/index.js" \
+    --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/federation \
+    -l $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.$MODULENAME.$TODAY.log \
+    --log-date-format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS'
   pm2 save
 done