diff --git a/src/switch.c b/src/switch.c
index 26ccfdb721..aad686981a 100644
--- a/src/switch.c
+++ b/src/switch.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int known_opt;
 	int high_prio = 0;
 	switch_core_flag_t flags = SCF_USE_SQL;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 	switch_status_t destroy_status;
 	switch_file_t *fd;
 	switch_memory_pool_t *pool = NULL;
@@ -617,8 +617,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	if (destroy_status == SWITCH_STATUS_RESTART) {
-		execv(argv[0], argv);
-		ret = 0;
+		ret = execv(argv[0], argv);
 	}
 
 	return ret;