diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 816fa15c..27567db4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
  (Format: Year/Month/Day)
 Changes for 1.0.0:
+*07/03/28:
+   * Startup file wasn't being run properly when created the first time (Mark)
+     util/startfluxbox.in
 *07/03/24:
    * Updated French translations (thanks Ulrich Etile)
      nls/fr_FR/Translation.m
diff --git a/util/startfluxbox.in b/util/startfluxbox.in
index 9d3c290d..8575555e 100755
--- a/util/startfluxbox.in
+++ b/util/startfluxbox.in
@@ -86,5 +86,5 @@ EOF
     ) > "$startup"
     fi
     chmod 644 "$startup"
-    exec "$startup"
+    exec sh "$startup"
 fi