diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 39f464b9..4a530a8c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 $Id$
 
-		If you feel lucky then try this version, if not just wait
-		a few days so that I fix the destructive bugs that might
-		be present in this version.
-		One found, destroyed 5 fileareas, don't think it won't happen!
-
 
 v0.51.2		06-Mar-2004
 
@@ -26,6 +21,11 @@ v0.51.2		06-Mar-2004
 		Removed all references to costsharing for ticfiles which wasn't
 		fully implemented.
 
+	libcommon.a:
+		Moved the initial delay in the execute functions to the child
+		process, that may be the trick to work around the lost child
+		messages.
+
 	mbcico:
 		Updated file request function to new files database structure.
 		Fixed a compile problem on FreeBSD 5.1
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 5be4f274..5a710637 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 $Id$
 
-			MBSE BBS V0.51.1 TODO list.
+			MBSE BBS V0.51.2 TODO list.
 			---------------------------
 
 	These are a list of things that must be implemented one way or
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ mbfido:
 	   just handle the record as a dupe (In test again).
 
 mbcico:
-	N: Further investigate binkp tty_error hangup (Seems Oke).
-
 	L: Implement binkp option ND.
 
 	N: Implement PLZ turn off m_get command.
diff --git a/lib/execute.c b/lib/execute.c
index 893303da..46e9a004 100644
--- a/lib/execute.c
+++ b/lib/execute.c
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ int	e_pid = 0;		/* Execute child pid	*/
 
 
 
-int _execute(char **, char *, char *, char *);
-int _execute(char **args, char *in, char *out, char *err)
+int _execute(char **, char *, char *, char *, int);
+int _execute(char **args, char *in, char *out, char *err, int priority)
 {
     char    buf[PATH_MAX];
     int	    i, pid, terrno = 0, status = 0, rc = 0;
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ int _execute(char **args, char *in, char *out, char *err)
     fflush(stderr);
 
     if ((pid = fork()) == 0) {
+	/*
+	 * A delay in the child to prevent it returns before the main
+	 * process sess it ever started.
+	 */
+	msleep(150);
+
 	if (in) {
 	    close(0);
 	    if (open(in,O_RDONLY) != 0) {
@@ -78,15 +84,16 @@ int _execute(char **args, char *in, char *out, char *err)
 	}
 
 	errno = 0;
-	rc = getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0);
-	if (errno == 0) {
-	    rc = setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, 15);
-	    if (rc)
-		WriteError("$execv can't set priority to 15");
+	if (priority) {
+	    rc = getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0);
+	    if (errno == 0) {
+		rc = setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, priority);
+		if (rc)
+		    WriteError("$execv can't set priority to %d", priority);
+	    }
 	}
 	rc = execv(args[0],args);
 	WriteError("$execv \"%s\" returned %d", MBSE_SS(args[0]), rc);
-	setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, 0);
 	exit(MBERR_EXEC_FAILED);
     }
 
@@ -98,7 +105,8 @@ int _execute(char **args, char *in, char *out, char *err)
     } while (((rc > 0) && (rc != pid)) || ((rc == -1) && (errno == EINTR)));
 
     terrno = errno;
-    setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, 0);
+    if (priority)
+	setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, 0);
     errno = terrno;
 
     switch (rc) {
@@ -144,8 +152,7 @@ int execute(char **args, char *in, char *out, char *err)
 #ifdef __linux__
     sync();
 #endif
-    msleep(300);
-    rc = _execute(args, in, out, err);
+    rc = _execute(args, in, out, err, 15);
 #ifdef __linux__
     sync();
 #endif
@@ -237,6 +244,12 @@ int _execsh(char *cmd, char *in, char *out, char *err)
     fflush(stderr);
 
     if ((pid = fork()) == 0) {
+	/*
+	 * A delay in the child to prevent it returns before the main
+	 * process sess it ever started.
+	 */
+	msleep(300);
+	
 	if (in) {
 	    close(0);
 	    if (open(in, O_RDONLY) != 0) {
@@ -291,7 +304,6 @@ int execsh(char *cmd, char *in, char *out, char *err)
 #ifdef __linux__
     sync();
 #endif
-    msleep(300);
     rc = _execsh(cmd, in, out, err);
 #ifdef __linux__
     sync();