@@ -271,11 +271,12 @@
 		       (thread-start! th2)
 		       (thread-start! th1)
 		       (thread-join! th2)))))
       (set-signal-handler! signal/int sighand)
       (set-signal-handler! signal/term sighand)
-      (set-signal-handler! signal/stop sighand))
+      ;; (set-signal-handler! signal/stop sighand) ;; should not be handling sigstop
+      )
 
     (runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inkeys: keys inrunname: runname) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
     (set! runconf (if (file-exists? runconfigf)
 		      (setup-env-defaults runconfigf run-id *already-seen-runconfig-info* keyvals target)
 		      (begin