diff --git a/acqui.simple/processz3950queue b/acqui.simple/processz3950queue
index 2a6223f107..f9398b1c5a 100755
--- a/acqui.simple/processz3950queue
+++ b/acqui.simple/processz3950queue
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ EOF
 }
 sub reap {
     $forkcounter--;
+    wait;
 }