Index: mt.scm
==================================================================
--- mt.scm
+++ mt.scm
@@ -107,11 +107,14 @@
 	  (pop-directory)
 	  (for-each (lambda (trigger)
 		      (let ((cmd  (configf:lookup tconfig "triggers" trigger))
 			    (logf (conc  test-rundir "/last-trigger.log")))
 			(if cmd
-			    (let ((fullcmd (conc "(" cmd " " test-id " " test-rundir " " trigger ") >> " logf " 2>&1")))
+			    ;; Putting the commandline into ( )'s means no control over the shell. 
+			    ;; stdout and stderr will be caught in the NBFAKE or mt_launch.log files
+			    ;; or equivalent. No need to do this. Just run it?
+			    (let ((fullcmd (conc cmd " " test-id " " test-rundir " " trigger "&")))
 			      (debug:print-info 0 "TRIGGERED on " trigger ", running command " fullcmd)
 			      (process-run fullcmd)))))
 		    (list
 		     (conc state "/" status)
 		     (conc state "/")

Index: tests/fullrun/tests/ez_fail_quick/testconfig
==================================================================
--- tests/fullrun/tests/ez_fail_quick/testconfig
+++ tests/fullrun/tests/ez_fail_quick/testconfig
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 [ezsteps]
 # should fail on next step
 lookitnada  ls /nada
 
 [triggers]
+# run like this: cmd test-id test-rundir trigger
 COMPLETED/FAIL xterm;echo
 
 [test_meta]
 author matt
 owner  bob