diff --git a/nvflare/job_config/fed_job_config.py b/nvflare/job_config/fed_job_config.py
index 480f613788..ea5f30f639 100644
--- a/nvflare/job_config/fed_job_config.py
+++ b/nvflare/job_config/fed_job_config.py
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
 import builtins
 import inspect
 import json
+import logging
 import os
+import shlex
 import shutil
+import subprocess
 import sys
 from enum import Enum
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@
 from nvflare.job_config.base_app_config import BaseAppConfig
 from nvflare.job_config.fed_app_config import FedAppConfig
 from nvflare.private.fed.app.fl_conf import FL_PACKAGES
-from nvflare.private.fed.app.simulator.simulator_runner import SimulatorRunner
+from nvflare.private.fed.app.utils import kill_child_processes
 
 CONFIG = "config"
 CUSTOM = "custom"
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ def __init__(self, job_name, min_clients, mandatory_clients=None) -> None:
         self.resource_specs: Dict[str, Dict] = {}
 
         self.custom_modules = []
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
 
     def add_fed_app(self, app_name: str, fed_app: FedAppConfig):
         if not isinstance(fed_app, FedAppConfig):
@@ -136,15 +140,31 @@ def simulator_run(self, workspace, clients=None, n_clients=None, threads=None, g
         with TemporaryDirectory() as job_root:
             self.generate_job_config(job_root)
 
-            simulator = SimulatorRunner(
-                job_folder=os.path.join(job_root, self.job_name),
-                workspace=workspace,
-                clients=clients,
-                n_clients=n_clients,
-                threads=threads,
-                gpu=gpu,
-            )
-            simulator.run()
+            try:
+                command = (
+                    f"{sys.executable} -m nvflare.private.fed.app.simulator.simulator "
+                    + os.path.join(job_root, self.job_name)
+                    + " -w "
+                    + workspace
+                )
+                if clients:
+                    command += " -c " + str(clients)
+                if n_clients:
+                    command += " -n " + str(n_clients)
+                if threads:
+                    command += " -t " + str(threads)
+                if gpu:
+                    command += " -gpu " + str(gpu)
+
+                new_env = os.environ.copy()
+                process = subprocess.Popen(shlex.split(command, True), preexec_fn=os.setsid, env=new_env)
+
+                process.wait()
+
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                self.logger.info("KeyboardInterrupt, terminate all the child processes.")
+                kill_child_processes(os.getpid())
+                return -9
 
     def _get_server_app(self, config_dir, custom_dir, fed_app):
         server_app = {"format_version": 2, "workflows": []}