diff --git a/apps/app_system.c b/apps/app_system.c
index 3378602fe47e9ea2c345b0c3b1f50b5d841f79b9..47f16a8fc5424fd61419d48b18c48cd0f18df3c7 100755
--- a/apps/app_system.c
+++ b/apps/app_system.c
@@ -53,13 +53,15 @@ static int system_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 	/* Do our thing here */
 	res = system((char *)data);
-	if (res < 0) {
+	if ((res < 0) && (errno != ECHILD)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to execute '%s'\n", (char *)data);
 		res = -1;
 	} else if (res == 127) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to execute '%s'\n", (char *)data);
 		res = -1;
 	} else {
+		if (res < 0)
+			res = 0;
 		if (res && ast_exists_extension(chan, chan->context, chan->exten, chan->priority + 101, chan->callerid)) 
 			chan->priority+=100;
 		res = 0;