diff --git a/compiler/pash_runtime.sh b/compiler/pash_runtime.sh
index df9afd581..45f008ee3 100755
--- a/compiler/pash_runtime.sh
+++ b/compiler/pash_runtime.sh
@@ -141,9 +141,10 @@ else
         pash_redir_output echo "$$: (5) BaSh script exited with ec: $pash_runtime_final_status"
     else 
         function run_parallel() {
-            trap inform_daemon_exit SIGTERM SIGINT EXIT
+            trap inform_daemon_exit SIGTERM SIGINT
             export SCRIPT_TO_EXECUTE="$pash_script_to_execute"
             source "$RUNTIME_DIR/pash_restore_state_and_execute.sh"
+            inform_daemon_exit
         }
         # Should we redirect errors aswell?
         # TODO: capturing the return state here isn't completely correct.