diff --git a/src/isdn/bridge.c b/src/isdn/bridge.c
index d481bb9..de5c522 100644
--- a/src/isdn/bridge.c
+++ b/src/isdn/bridge.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <ifaddrs.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "../libdebug/debug.h"
@@ -409,8 +410,8 @@ void bridge_socket_server_child(int slots, int daemon)
 	close(server_ofd.fd);
 }
 
-/* create socket server thread and return 0 on success, return -errno on failure */
-int brigde_socket_server(int slots)
+/* create socket server process and return 0 on success, return -errno on failure */
+int bridge_socket_server(int slots)
 {
 	pid_t pid;
 
@@ -434,6 +435,7 @@ int brigde_socket_server(int slots)
 		exit(0);
 	}
 
+	wait(NULL);
 	usleep(100000);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/isdn/bridge.h b/src/isdn/bridge.h
index b16e7fb..41e5d2d 100644
--- a/src/isdn/bridge.h
+++ b/src/isdn/bridge.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-int brigde_socket_server(int slots);
+int bridge_socket_server(int slots);
 void bridge_socket_server_child(int slots, int daemon);
 
 int bridge_socket_client(isdn_t *isdn_ep);
diff --git a/src/isdn/main.c b/src/isdn/main.c
index 2f4ea5d..1597b89 100644
--- a/src/isdn/main.c
+++ b/src/isdn/main.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* start bridge server */
 	if (use_hfc_bridging) {
-		brigde_socket_server(pcm_slots);
+		bridge_socket_server(pcm_slots);
 		bridge_socket_client(isdn_ep);
 	}