diff --git a/procmon/main.cpp b/procmon/main.cpp
index 88deeeb77..f6a0d10dc 100644
--- a/procmon/main.cpp
+++ b/procmon/main.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ namespace bi=boost::interprocess;
 
 #include "IDBPolicy.h"
 
+#include "crashtrace.h"
+
 using namespace std;
 using namespace messageqcpp;
 using namespace processmonitor;
@@ -55,9 +57,11 @@ void updateShareMemory(processStatusList* aPtr);
 bool runStandby = false;
 bool processInitComplete = false;
 bool rootUser = true;
+bool mainResumeFlag;
 string USER = "root";
 string PMwithUM = "n";
 
+
 //extern std::string gOAMParentModuleName;
 extern bool gOAMParentModuleFlag;
 
@@ -75,6 +79,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     setuid(0); // set effective ID to root; ignore return status
 #endif
 
+    struct sigaction ign;
+
+    memset(&ign, 0, sizeof(ign));
+    ign.sa_handler = fatalHandler;
+    sigaction(SIGSEGV, &ign, 0);
+    sigaction(SIGABRT, &ign, 0);
+    sigaction(SIGFPE, &ign, 0);
+
 	if (argc > 1 && string(argv[1]) == "--daemon")
 	{
 		if (fork() != 0) return 0;
@@ -435,13 +447,24 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			unlink ("/var/log/mariadb/columnstore/activeAlarms");
 		}
 
+     	//Clear mainResumeFlag
+     	     
+    	mainResumeFlag = false;
+     
 		//launch Status table control thread on 'pm' modules
 		pthread_t statusThread;
 		int ret = pthread_create (&statusThread, NULL, (void*(*)(void*)) &statusControlThread, NULL);
 		if ( ret != 0 )
 			log.writeLog(__LINE__, "pthread_create failed, return code = " + oam.itoa(ret), LOG_TYPE_ERROR);
 
-		sleep(6);	// give the Status thread time to fully initialize
+		//wait for flag to be set
+
+		while(!mainResumeFlag)
+		{
+			log.writeLog(__LINE__, "WATING FOR mainResumeFlag to be set", LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
+
+			sleep(1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	SystemStatus systemstatus;
@@ -723,6 +746,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 	
+	log.writeLog(__LINE__, "SYSTEM STATUS = " + oam.itoa(systemstatus.SystemOpState), LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
+
 	if ( systemstatus.SystemOpState != MAN_OFFLINE && !DISABLED) {
 
 		// Loop through the process list to check the process current state
@@ -2026,6 +2051,10 @@ static void statusControlThread()
 		log.writeLog(__LINE__, "Dbroot Status shared Memory allociated and Initialized", LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
 	}
 
+	//Set mainResumeFlag, to start up main thread
+
+	mainResumeFlag = true;
+
 	string portName = "ProcStatusControl";
 	if (runStandby) {
 		portName = "ProcStatusControlStandby";