@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ static void onas_fan_exit(int sig)

 	logg("*ScanOnAccess: onas_fan_exit(), signal %d\n", sig);

 	close(onas_fan_fd);

-	

-	pthread_kill(ddd_pid, SIGUSR1);

-	pthread_join(ddd_pid, NULL);

+

+	if (ddd_pid > 0) {

+		pthread_kill(ddd_pid, SIGUSR1);

+		pthread_join(ddd_pid, NULL);

+	}

 	pthread_exit(NULL);

 	logg("ScanOnAccess: stopped\n");

@@ -119,6 +121,8 @@ void *onas_fan_th(void *arg)

 	pthread_attr_t ddd_attr;

 	struct ddd_thrarg *ddd_tharg = NULL;

+	ddd_pid = 0;

+

     /* ignore all signals except SIGUSR1 */

     sigfillset(&sigset);

     sigdelset(&sigset, SIGUSR1);