diff --git a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/exec.nim b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/exec.nim
index 8dbdbc8..571b26f 100644
--- a/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/exec.nim
+++ b/pkgs/oizys-nim/src/oizys/exec.nim
@@ -39,12 +39,15 @@ proc runCmdCapt*(cmd: string): tuple[stdout, stderr: string, exitCode: int] =
   #   inc cnt
   echo "process should have started?"
   echo p.running, "<--running?"
+  p.resume
+  # result = (
+  #   readAll outstrm,
+  #   readAll errstrm,
+  #   -1,
+  # )
+  echo "is this not reached?"
+  echo result
   close p
-  result = (
-    readAll outstrm,
-    readAll errstrm,
-    -1,
-  )
   # result.exitCode = waitForExit p
   # close p