diff --git a/mbsebbs/bye.c b/mbsebbs/bye.c
index 0a3a41fe..3f7ce8b9 100644
--- a/mbsebbs/bye.c
+++ b/mbsebbs/bye.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void Good_Bye(int onsig)
 	if (i == SIGCHLD)
 	    signal(i, SIG_DFL);
 	else if ((i != SIGKILL) && (i != SIGSTOP))
-	    signal(i, SIG_IGN);
+	    signal(i, SIG_DFL);
     }
 
     if ((onsig != SIGALRM) && (onsig != MBERR_TIMEOUT) && (hanged_up == 0)) {