diff --git a/src/shellspawn/shellspawn.c b/src/shellspawn/shellspawn.c
index 1fbb3d0f1..102b765ab 100644
--- a/src/shellspawn/shellspawn.c
+++ b/src/shellspawn/shellspawn.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ void listenForConnections(void)
 		else
 		{
 			close(sock);
+ 			reapAll();
 		}
 	}
 }