diff --git a/apps/installer/includes/functions.sh b/apps/installer/includes/functions.sh
index 31284aa19..9102ca43a 100644
--- a/apps/installer/includes/functions.sh
+++ b/apps/installer/includes/functions.sh
@@ -189,8 +189,11 @@ function inst_module_remove {
 
 
 function inst_simple_restarter {
-    echo "Running $1 in background..."
-    bash "$AC_PATH_APPS/startup-scripts/simple-restarter" "$AC_BINPATH_FULL" "$1" &
+    echo "Running $1 ..."
+    bash "$AC_PATH_APPS/startup-scripts/simple-restarter" "$AC_BINPATH_FULL" "$1"
+    echo
+    #disown -a
+    #jobs -l
 }
 
 function inst_download_client_data {
@@ -199,4 +202,4 @@ function inst_download_client_data {
     echo "Downloading client data in: $path/data.zip ..."
     curl -L https://github.com/wowgaming/client-data/releases/download/v4/data.zip > "$path/data.zip" \
         && unzip -o "$path/data.zip" -d "$path/" && rm "$path/data.zip"
-}
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+}
diff --git a/apps/startup-scripts/simple-restarter b/apps/startup-scripts/simple-restarter
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 47985fc12..33d4e3f23
--- a/apps/startup-scripts/simple-restarter
+++ b/apps/startup-scripts/simple-restarter
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ _bin_file=$2
 _instant_crash_cnt=0
 _total_crashes=0
 
+trap 'echo "va bene"' SIGHUP
+
 while true
 do
     if [ ! -f "$_bin_path/$_bin_file" ]; then
@@ -18,13 +20,24 @@ do
 
     STARTING_TIME=$(date +%s)
 
-    cd "$_bin_path" && "./$_bin_file" &>/dev/null; echo "$_bin_file crashed (?), restarting..."
+    cd "$_bin_path" && "./$_bin_file" # &>/dev/null;
+    _exit_code=$?
+
+    echo "exit code: $_exit_code"
+    # stop restarter on SIGKILL (disabled for now)
+    # 128 + 9 (SIGKILL)
+    #if [ $_exit_code -eq 137 ]; then
+    #	echo "$_bin_file has been killed"
+    #    exit 0
+    #fi
+
+    echo "$_bin_file crashed (?), restarting..."
 
     ENDING_TIME=$(date +%s)
     DIFFERENCE=$(( $ENDING_TIME - $STARTING_TIME ))
 
-    echo "Crashed after $DIFFERENCE seconds, total crashes: $_total_crashes"
     ((_total_crashes++))
+    echo "$_bin_file Crashed after $DIFFERENCE seconds, total crashes: $_total_crashes"
 
     if [ $DIFFERENCE -lt 10 ]; then
         # increment instant crash if runtime is lower than 10 seconds 
@@ -34,7 +47,7 @@ do
     fi
 
     if [ $_instant_crash_cnt -gt 5 ]; then
-        echo "Restarted exited. Infinite crash loop prevented. Please check your system"
+        echo "$_bin_file Restarter exited. Infinite crash loop prevented. Please check your system"
         exit 0
     fi
-done
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+done