diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f59151a..7e89470d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 FIX: Fixed crash when invoking `zrok share reserved` with no arguments (https://github.com/openziti/zrok/issues/740)
 
+FIX: zrok-share.service on Linux failed to start with a private share in closed permission mode
+
 ## v0.4.40
 
 FEATURE: New endpoint for synchronizing grants for an account (https://github.com/openziti/zrok/pull/744). Useful for updating the `zrok.proxy.v1` config objects containing interstitial setting when the `skip_interstitial_grants` table has been updated.
diff --git a/docs/guides/docker-share/docker_private_share_guide.md b/docs/guides/docker-share/docker_private_share_guide.md
index d9005f5f..1d7eda86 100644
--- a/docs/guides/docker-share/docker_private_share_guide.md
+++ b/docs/guides/docker-share/docker_private_share_guide.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ You must set the permission mode before you reserve the share.
 Only your own account can access the private share.
 
 ```bash
-ZROK_PERMISSION_MODE=closed
+ZROK_PERMISSION_MODE="closed"
 ```
 
 Grant access to additional zrok accounts.
diff --git a/nfpm/zrok-share.bash b/nfpm/zrok-share.bash
index d245b9fb..0296f87e 100644
--- a/nfpm/zrok-share.bash
+++ b/nfpm/zrok-share.bash
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ if [[ "${ZROK_FRONTEND_MODE:-}" =~ -private$ && "${ZROK_PERMISSION_MODE:-}" == c
     done
   else
     echo "WARNING: ZROK_PERMISSION_MODE='${ZROK_PERMISSION_MODE}' and no additional ZROK_ACCESS_GRANTS; will be granted access" >&2
-    exit 1
   fi
 elif [[ "${ZROK_FRONTEND_MODE:-}" =~ -private$ && -n "${ZROK_PERMISSION_MODE:-}" && "${ZROK_PERMISSION_MODE}" != open ]]; then
   echo "WARNING: ZROK_PERMISSION_MODE='${ZROK_PERMISSION_MODE}' is not a recognized value'" >&2
diff --git a/nfpm/zrok-share.env b/nfpm/zrok-share.env
index c54e13a2..c1b0b8f4 100644
--- a/nfpm/zrok-share.env
+++ b/nfpm/zrok-share.env
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ ZROK_TARGET=""                  # e.g., http://127.0.0.1:3000
 #ZROK_FRONTEND_MODE="reserved-public"
 
 # you MAY restrict access to a private share allowing only your own zrok account
-#ZROK_PERMISSION_MODE=closed
+#ZROK_PERMISSION_MODE="closed"
 # if permission mode "closed" - space-separated list of additional zrok account emails to grant access with the share token
 #ZROK_ACCESS_GRANTS=""