1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/run/builtin.rs b/src/run/builtin.rs
index 0f90e51..da6f4f2 100644
--- a/src/run/builtin.rs
+++ b/src/run/builtin.rs
@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@ impl Builtin for re {
         session.raw.disable();
         match Command::new("cargo").arg("build").status() {
             Ok(status) if status.success() => {
-                let _ = Command::new("cargo").arg("run").status();
-                session.raw.disable();
-                std::process::exit(0);
+                // build of new shell succeeded
+
+                // unwind the entire stack intentionally to free resources
+                // the catch handler will check the boolean and execve into 
+                // the new executable
+                super::RELOAD.store(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+                std::panic::resume_unwind(Box::new(42));
             }
             _ => (),
         }