diff --git a/pysystemmgr/system_manager.py b/pysystemmgr/system_manager.py
index 9625c45..a7a22cc 100644
--- a/pysystemmgr/system_manager.py
+++ b/pysystemmgr/system_manager.py
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@
     bus = get_dbus()
     obj = SystemManager(bus,OBJ_NAME)
     mainloop = gobject.MainLoop()
+    obj.unmask_signals()
     name = dbus.service.BusName(DBUS_NAME,bus)
 
     print "Running SystemManager"