diff --git a/netclient/ncutils/netclientutils_freebsd.go b/netclient/ncutils/netclientutils_freebsd.go
index 2178e3dd..1bcca943 100644
--- a/netclient/ncutils/netclientutils_freebsd.go
+++ b/netclient/ncutils/netclientutils_freebsd.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func RunCmdFormatted(command string, printerr bool) (string, error) {
 
 	args := strings.Fields(command)
 	cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
+	cmd.Start()
 	cmd.Wait()
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil && printerr {