diff --git a/42sh/includes/exec.h b/42sh/includes/exec.h
index 777b4097..aaee3466 100644
--- a/42sh/includes/exec.h
+++ b/42sh/includes/exec.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 # define IS_PIPESTART(a)	(a & PROCESS_PIPESTART)
 # define IS_PIPEEND(a)		(a & PROCESS_PIPEEND)
+# define IS_PIPESINGLE(a)	(a & (PROCESS_PIPESTART | PROCESS_PIPEEND))
 
 # include "libft.h"
 # include "types.h"
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ void	fd_reset(void);
 
 char	*ft_findexec(char *path, char *file);
 
-void	set_exitstatus(int status);
+void	set_exitstatus(int status, int override);
 
 void	ast_free(void *data, size_t content_size);
 
diff --git a/42sh/includes/job_control.h b/42sh/includes/job_control.h
index f93e4b0f..76a72498 100644
--- a/42sh/includes/job_control.h
+++ b/42sh/includes/job_control.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct	s_jobc
 
 # include "exec.h"
 
-t_process	*job_getprocess(pid_t pid);
+t_list		*job_getprocess(pid_t pid);
 int			job_addprocess(t_process *p);
 void		job_update_id(void);
 void		job_update_rank(void);
diff --git a/42sh/src/exec/exec_command.c b/42sh/src/exec/exec_command.c
index 13b002f5..fecfa33d 100644
--- a/42sh/src/exec/exec_command.c
+++ b/42sh/src/exec/exec_command.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ int				exec_command(t_btree **ast)
 	}
 	p->av = NULL;
 	p->pid = 0;
-	/* p->attributes = PROCESS_PIPESTART | PROCESS_PIPEEND; */
 	p->attributes &= ~(PROCESS_STATE_MASK | PROCESS_TYPE_MASK);
 	btree_delone(ast, &ast_free);
 	return (0);
diff --git a/42sh/src/exec/launch_process.c b/42sh/src/exec/launch_process.c
index 970b5d25..db991821 100644
--- a/42sh/src/exec/launch_process.c
+++ b/42sh/src/exec/launch_process.c
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ int		launch_process(t_process *p)
 	if (p->attributes & PROCESS_UNKNOWN)
 	{
 		ft_dprintf(2, "{red}%s: command not found: %s{eoc}\n", SHELL_NAME, p->av[0]);
-		set_exitstatus(127);
-		return (1);
+		set_exitstatus(127, 1);
 	}
-	else if (p->attributes & PROCESS_BUILTIN && p->fdout == STDOUT)
-		set_exitstatus((*p->execf)(p->path, p->av, data_singleton()->env));
+	else if (p->attributes & PROCESS_BUILTIN && IS_PIPESINGLE(p->attributes))
+		set_exitstatus((*p->execf)(p->path, p->av, data_singleton()->env), 1);
 	else
 	{
 		p->attributes &= ~PROCESS_STATE_MASK;
@@ -34,7 +33,8 @@ int		launch_process(t_process *p)
 				&& access(p->path, X_OK) == -1)
 		{
 			ft_dprintf(2, "{red}%s: permission denied: %s{eoc}\n", SHELL_NAME, p->av[0]);
-			return (-1);
+			set_exitstatus(126, 1);
+			return (1);
 		}
 		pid = fork();
 		if (pid == 0)
@@ -43,15 +43,16 @@ int		launch_process(t_process *p)
 			process_setsig();
 			process_redirect(p);
 			(*p->execf)(p->path, p->av, data_singleton()->env);
-			exit(42);
+			exit(43);
 		}
 		else if (pid > 0)
 		{
 			p->pid = pid;
 			process_setgroup(p, pid);
+			return (0);
 		}
 		else if (pid == -1)
-			perror("fork");
+			ft_dprintf(2, "{red}internal fork error{eoc}\n");
 	}
-	return (0);
+	return (1);
 }
diff --git a/42sh/src/exec/set_exitstatus.c b/42sh/src/exec/set_exitstatus.c
index 584abdcc..19c79d48 100644
--- a/42sh/src/exec/set_exitstatus.c
+++ b/42sh/src/exec/set_exitstatus.c
@@ -12,11 +12,27 @@
 
 #include "minishell.h"
 
-void	set_exitstatus(int status)
+void	set_exitstatus(int status, int override)
 {
 	char	*astatus;
+	int		exitval;
 
-	astatus = ft_itoa(status);
-	builtin_setenv("setenv", (char*[3]){"?", astatus}, data_singleton()->env);
+	if (override)
+		exitval = status;
+	else
+	{
+		if (WIFEXITED(status))
+			exitval = WEXITSTATUS(status);
+		else if (WIFSIGNALED(status))
+			exitval = 128 + WTERMSIG(status);
+		else
+		{
+			DG("fail: process was not exited nor signaled.");
+			return ;
+		}
+	}
+	astatus = ft_itoa(exitval);
+	builtin_setenv("setenv", (char*[]){"setenv", "?", astatus, 0},
+			data_singleton()->env);
 	ft_strdel(&astatus);
 }
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/job_getprocess.c b/42sh/src/job-control/job_getprocess.c
index b5223287..a5d421c3 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/job_getprocess.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/job_getprocess.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "job_control.h"
 
-t_process	*job_getprocess(pid_t pid)
+t_list	*job_getprocess(pid_t pid)
 {
 	t_jobc		*jobc;
 	t_job		*j;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ t_process	*job_getprocess(pid_t pid)
 	{
 		j = jlist->content;
 		if ((lst = ft_lst_find(j->first_process, &pid, &process_cmp_pid)))
-			return (lst->content);
+			return (lst);
 		jlist = jlist->next;
 	}
 	return (NULL);
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/job_remove.c b/42sh/src/job-control/job_remove.c
index 6c779b89..9c94db11 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/job_remove.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/job_remove.c
@@ -14,11 +14,16 @@
 
 void	job_remove(int id)
 {
-	t_jobc	*jobc;
+	t_jobc		*jobc;
+	t_job		*j;
+	t_process	*p;
 
 	jobc = &data_singleton()->jobc;
+	j = ft_lst_find(jobc->first_job, &id, job_cmp_id)->content;
 	if (job_is_completed(id))
 	{
+		p = ft_lstlast(j->first_process)->content;
+		set_exitstatus(p->status, 0);
 		if (id < data_singleton()->jobc.current_id)
 			data_singleton()->jobc.current_id = id;
 		ft_lst_delif(&jobc->first_job, &id, job_cmp_id, job_free);
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/process_mark_status.c b/42sh/src/job-control/process_mark_status.c
index 21cf949c..e071c53f 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/process_mark_status.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/process_mark_status.c
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@
 
 int		process_mark_status(pid_t pid, int status)
 {
+	t_list		*plist;
 	t_process	*p;
 
 	if (pid > 1)
 	{
-		if ((p = job_getprocess(pid)))
+		if ((plist = job_getprocess(pid)))
 		{
+			p = plist->content;
 			p->status = status;
 			if (WIFSTOPPED(status))
 			{