diff --git a/service.c b/service.c
index ce09b527..354b4716 100644
--- a/service.c
+++ b/service.c
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 			_e("%starting %s: %s", respawn ? "Res" : "S", svc->cmd, buf);
 		}
 
+		sig_unblock();
+
 		if (svc->inetd.cmd)
 			status = svc->inetd.cmd(svc->inetd.type);
 		else
diff --git a/sig.c b/sig.c
index aba9cf0e..e0b6d4e5 100644
--- a/sig.c
+++ b/sig.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ void sig_unblock(void)
 	struct sigaction sa;
 
 	sigemptyset(&nmask);
+	sigaddset(&nmask, SIGHUP);
 	sigaddset(&nmask, SIGCHLD);
 	sigaddset(&nmask, SIGINT);
 	sigaddset(&nmask, SIGPWR);