diff --git a/mxqd.c b/mxqd.c
index 0294b74b..915e5e09 100644
--- a/mxqd.c
+++ b/mxqd.c
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ static int is_reaper(pid_t pid) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, struct mxq_job *job) {
+static void exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, struct mxq_job *job) {
     int res;
 
     struct mxq_group *group;
@@ -929,19 +929,19 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
     res = prctl(PR_SET_NAME, REAPER_PNAME, NULL, NULL, NULL);
     if (res < 0) {
         mx_log_err("reaper_process set name: %m");
-        return res;
+        return;
     }
 
     res = setsid();
     if (res < 0) {
         mx_log_err("reaper_process setsid: %m");
-        return res;
+        return;
     }
 
     res = prctl(PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER, 1);
     if (res < 0) {
         mx_log_err("set subreaper: %m");
-        return res;
+        return;
     }
 
     struct passwd *passwd;
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
     if (!passwd) {
         mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu getpwuid(): %m",
             group->user_name, group->user_uid, group->group_id, job->job_id);
-        return -1;
+        return;
     }
 
     if (!mx_streq(passwd->pw_name, group->user_name)) {
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
         if (!passwd) {
             mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu getpwnam(): %m",
                 group->user_name, group->user_uid, group->group_id, job->job_id);
-            return -1;
+            return;
         }
         if (passwd->pw_uid != group->user_uid) {
             mx_log_fatal("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu user_name=%s does not map to uid=%d but to pw_uid=%d. Aborting Child execution.",
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
                             group->user_uid,
                             passwd->pw_uid);
 
-            return -1;
+            return;
         }
     }
 
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
     if (res != 0) {
         mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu clearenv(): %m",
             group->user_name, group->user_uid, group->group_id, job->job_id);
-        return -1;
+        return;
     }
 
     mx_setenv_forever("USER",     group->user_name);
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
     if (fh == -1) {
         mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu open(%s) failed: %m",
             group->user_name, group->user_uid, group->group_id, job->job_id, "/proc/self/loginuid");
-        return -1;
+        return;
     }
     dprintf(fh, "%d", group->user_uid);
     close(fh);
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
     if (res == -1) {
         mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu initgroups() failed: %m",
             group->user_name, group->user_uid, group->group_id, job->job_id);
-        return -1;
+        return;
     }
 
     res = setregid(group->user_gid, group->user_gid);
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
         mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu setregid(%d, %d) failed: %m",
             group->user_name, group->user_uid, group->group_id, job->job_id,
             group->user_gid, group->user_gid);
-        return -1;
+        return;
     }
 
     res = setreuid(-1, group->user_uid);
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
         mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu setreuid(%d, %d) failed: %m",
             group->user_name, group->user_uid, group->group_id, job->job_id,
             group->user_uid, group->user_uid);
-        return -1;
+        return;
     }
 
     res = chdir(job->job_workdir);
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
         mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu chdir(%s) failed: %m",
             group->user_name, group->user_uid, group->group_id, job->job_id,
             job->job_workdir);
-        return -1;
+        return;
     }
 
     umask(job->job_umask);
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
                     group->group_id,
                     job->job_id,
                     res);
-        return(res);
+        return;
     }
 
     res = mxq_redirect_output(job->tmp_stdout, job->tmp_stderr);
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
                     group->group_id,
                     job->job_id,
                     res);
-        return(res);
+        return;
     }
 
     char **argv = mx_strvec_from_str(job->job_argv_str);
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
                     group->group_id,
                     job->job_id,
                     job->job_argv_str);
-        return -errno;
+        return;
     }
 
     int argc = 0;
@@ -1172,17 +1172,16 @@ static int exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist, s
                     group->user_uid,
                     group->group_id,
                     job->job_id);
-        return -errno;
+        return;
     }
 
-    res = execvp(new_argv[0], new_argv);
+    execvp(new_argv[0], new_argv);
     mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu execvp(\"%s\", ...): %m",
                 group->user_name,
                 group->user_uid,
                 group->group_id,
                 job->job_id,
                 argv[0]);
-    return res;
 }
 
 static unsigned long start_job(struct mxq_group_list *glist)
@@ -1257,14 +1256,14 @@ static unsigned long start_job(struct mxq_group_list *glist)
         server->flock = NULL;
         mx_mysql_finish(&server->mysql);
 
-        res = exec_reaper(server, glist, job);
+        exec_reaper(server, glist, job);
 
         mxq_job_free_content(job);
 
         mx_log_debug("shutting down reaper, bye bye.");
         mx_log_finish();
         server_free(server);
-        _exit(res<0 ? EX__MAX+1 : 0);
+        _exit(EX__MAX+1);
     }
 
     gettimeofday(&job->stats_starttime, NULL);