diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index c1ea3e01..da954cf9 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -379,6 +379,11 @@ void CConfigManager::handleRawExec(const std::string& command, const std::string
     if (child == 0) {
         // run in child
         grandchild = fork();
+
+        sigset_t set;
+        sigemptyset(&set);
+        sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+
         if (grandchild == 0) {
             // run in grandchild
             close(socket[0]);
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index d61bf7fd..3e00ea09 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -500,6 +500,11 @@ void CKeybindManager::spawn(std::string args) {
     }
     if (child == 0) {
         // run in child
+
+        sigset_t set;
+        sigemptyset(&set);
+        sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+
         grandchild = fork();
         if (grandchild == 0) {
             // run in grandchild