--- libaitio/src/exec.c	2013/12/05 14:12:25	1.1.2.4
+++ libaitio/src/exec.c	2013/12/05 14:16:33	1.1.2.5
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ io_progOpen(prog_t * __restrict prg, u_int execNum)
 			f = io_popen(prg->prog_name, "r+", &pid);
 			if (!f) {
 				LOGERR;
-				ret *= -1;
+				ret = -1;
 				break;
 			} else if (waitpid(pid, &stat, WNOHANG) > 0) {
 				io_SetErr(ECHILD, "Program exit with status %d", 
 						WIFEXITED(stat) ? WEXITSTATUS(stat) : -1);
-				ret *= -1;
+				ret = -1;
 				break;
 			} else
 				array_Set(prg->prog_fds, i, f);