--- rxvt-unicode/src/init.C	2006/01/18 19:43:51	1.148
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/init.C	2006/01/19 09:47:15	1.149
@@ -1443,6 +1443,10 @@
 #endif
 
         pty->close_tty ();
+
+        child_ev.start (cmd_pid);
+
+        HOOK_INVOKE ((this, HOOK_CHILD_START, DT_INT, cmd_pid, DT_END));
         break;
     }
 }