diff --git a/hawk/bin/main.c b/hawk/bin/main.c
index 9cd20449..20d925e0 100644
--- a/hawk/bin/main.c
+++ b/hawk/bin/main.c
@@ -1221,11 +1221,6 @@ static HAWK_INLINE int execute_hawk (int argc, hawk_bch_t* argv[])
 		hawk_rtx_execwithbcstrarr(rtx, (const hawk_bch_t**)arg.icf.ptr, arg.icf.size);
 #endif
 
-	/* clear unflushed io data - this is also done by hawk_rtx_close().
-	 * but i restore the SIGPIPE handler to the default in unset_intr_run().
-	 * any output after this restoration may cause the program to terminate for unhandled SIGPIPE */
-	hawk_rtx_cleario (rtx);
-
 	unset_intr_run ();
 
 	if (retv)
diff --git a/hawk/lib/Hawk.cpp b/hawk/lib/Hawk.cpp
index b0e983d0..2eac7fe1 100644
--- a/hawk/lib/Hawk.cpp
+++ b/hawk/lib/Hawk.cpp
@@ -1794,8 +1794,18 @@ int Hawk::call (const hawk_uch_t* name, Value* ret, const Value* args, hawk_oow_
 
 int Hawk::exec (Value* ret, const Value* args, hawk_oow_t nargs)
 {
-	return (this->runctx.rtx->hawk->parse.pragma.entry[0] != '\0')?
+	int n = (this->runctx.rtx->hawk->parse.pragma.entry[0] != '\0')?
 		this->call(this->runctx.rtx->hawk->parse.pragma.entry, ret, args, nargs): this->loop(ret);
+
+	hawk_rtx_cleario (this->runctx.rtx);
+
+#if defined(HAWK_ENABLE_GC)
+        /* i assume this function is a usual hawk program starter.
+         * call garbage collection after a whole program finishes */
+        hawk_rtx_gc (this->runctx.rtx, HAWK_RTX_GC_GEN_FULL);
+#endif
+
+	return n;
 }
 
 void Hawk::halt () 
diff --git a/hawk/lib/run.c b/hawk/lib/run.c
index e372bf79..5e5b5f5f 100644
--- a/hawk/lib/run.c
+++ b/hawk/lib/run.c
@@ -1682,6 +1682,8 @@ hawk_val_t* hawk_rtx_execwithucstrarr (hawk_rtx_t* rtx, const hawk_uch_t* args[]
 		hawk_rtx_callwithooucstrarr(rtx, rtx->hawk->parse.pragma.entry, args, nargs):
 		hawk_rtx_loop(rtx);
 
+	hawk_rtx_cleario (rtx);
+
 #if defined(HAWK_ENABLE_GC)
 	/* i assume this function is a usual hawk program starter.
 	 * call garbage collection after a whole program finishes */
diff --git a/hawk/samples/hawk51.cpp b/hawk/samples/hawk51.cpp
index cb7233eb..4161882d 100644
--- a/hawk/samples/hawk51.cpp
+++ b/hawk/samples/hawk51.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@ static void stop_run (int sig)
 	if (app_hawk) app_hawk->halt ();
 	errno = e;
 }
+
+static void do_nothing (int sig)
+{
+}
+
 #endif
 
 static void set_signal (void)
@@ -248,6 +253,7 @@ static void set_signal (void)
 #else
 	/*setsignal (SIGINT, stop_run, 1); TO BE MORE COMPATIBLE WITH WIN32*/
 	setsignal (SIGINT, stop_run, 0);
+	setsignal (SIGPIPE, do_nothing, 0);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -257,6 +263,7 @@ static void unset_signal (void)
 	SetConsoleCtrlHandler (stop_run, FALSE);
 #else
 	setsignal (SIGINT, SIG_DFL, 1);
+	setsignal (SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL, 1);
 #endif
 }