--- libaitio/src/exec.c	2013/12/08 20:43:22	1.1.2.14
+++ libaitio/src/exec.c	2013/12/08 20:57:32	1.1.2.15
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ io_progOpen(prog_t * __restrict prg, u_int execNum)
 				break;
 			} else
 				array_Set(prg->prog_fds, i, f);
+			clrbit(prg->prog_used, i);
 			prg->prog_cnum++;
 			ret++;
 		}
@@ -301,10 +302,11 @@ io_progVacuum(prog_t * __restrict prg, u_int toNum)
  * io_progCheck() - Check exit status of program pool
  *
  * @prg = program pool
+ * @re = resurrect program
  * return: -1 error or >-1 exited programs
  */
 int
-io_progCheck(prog_t * __restrict prg)
+io_progCheck(prog_t * __restrict prg, int re)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct tagPIOPID *p;
@@ -323,9 +325,20 @@ io_progCheck(prog_t * __restrict prg)
 #endif
 			if (waitpid(p->pid, &p->stat, WNOHANG) > 0) {
 				clrbit(prg->prog_used, i);
+#ifdef POPEN_STREAM
+				e_pclose(array(prg->prog_fds, i, FILE*));
+#else
+				e_pclose((int) array(prg->prog_fds, i, intptr_t));
+#endif
+				array_Del(prg->prog_fds, i, 0);
+				prg->prog_cnum--;
 				ret++;
 			}
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&prg->prog_mtx);
+
+	/* resurrect */
+	if (re && ret > 0)
+		io_progOpen(prg, ret);
 
 	return ret;
 }