diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/authgpg.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/authgpg.cc
index b71a58599..c2fd63665 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/authgpg.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/authgpg.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 const time_t STORE_KEY_TIMEOUT = 1 * 60 * 60; //store key is call around every hour
 
+void cleanupZombies(int numkill); // function to cleanup zombies under OSX.
+
 //#define GPG_DEBUG 1
 
 static AuthGPGimpl *instance_gpg = NULL;
@@ -894,6 +896,8 @@ bool AuthGPGimpl::DoOwnSignature(const void *data, unsigned int datalen, void *b
                 std::cerr << "Error create Sig" << std::endl;
 	}
 
+	cleanupZombies(2); // cleanup zombies under OSX. (Called before gpgme operation)
+
 	/* move string data to gpgmeData */
 	gpgme_set_armor (CTX, 0);
 
@@ -995,7 +999,7 @@ bool AuthGPGimpl::VerifySignature(const void *data, int datalen, const void *sig
                 std::cerr << "Error create Sig" << std::endl;
 	}
 
-	/* move string data to gpgmeData */
+	cleanupZombies(2); // cleanup zombies under OSX. (Called before gpgme operation)
 
 	gpgme_set_armor (CTX, 0);
 
@@ -1083,6 +1087,8 @@ bool    AuthGPGimpl::GeneratePGPCertificate(std::string name, std::string email,
         gpgme_genkey_result_t result;
         gpg_error_t ERR;
 
+	cleanupZombies(2); // cleanup zombies under OSX. (Called before gpgme operation)
+
         if(GPG_ERR_NO_ERROR != (ERR = gpgme_op_genkey(CTX, setKeyPairParams(true, 2048, name, "generated by Retroshare", email, \
                 passwd).c_str(), NULL, NULL))) {
                 ProcessPGPmeError(ERR);
@@ -1207,6 +1213,9 @@ bool 	AuthGPGimpl::decryptText(gpgme_data_t CIPHER, gpgme_data_t PLAIN) {
         RsStackMutex stack(gpgMtxEngine); /******* LOCKED ******/
         gpgme_set_armor (CTX, 1);
 	gpg_error_t ERR;
+
+	cleanupZombies(2); // cleanup zombies under OSX. (Called before gpgme operation)
+
 	if (GPG_ERR_NO_ERROR != (ERR = gpgme_op_decrypt (CTX, CIPHER, PLAIN)))
 	{
 		ProcessPGPmeError(ERR);
@@ -1223,6 +1232,10 @@ bool 	AuthGPGimpl::encryptText(gpgme_data_t PLAIN, gpgme_data_t CIPHER) {
 	gpgme_key_t keys[2] = {mOwnGpgCert.key, NULL};
         gpgme_set_armor (CTX, 1);
 	gpg_error_t ERR;
+
+	cleanupZombies(2); // cleanup zombies under OSX. (Called before gpgme operation)
+
+
 	if (GPG_ERR_NO_ERROR != (ERR = gpgme_op_encrypt(CTX, keys, *flags, PLAIN, CIPHER)))
 	{
 		ProcessPGPmeError(ERR);
@@ -2395,3 +2408,48 @@ bool AuthGPGimpl::addService(AuthGPGService *service)
     services.push_back(service);
     return true;
 }
+
+
+/***************************** HACK to Cleanup OSX Zombies *****************************/
+
+
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+void cleanupZombies(int numkill)
+{
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+
+	pid_t wpid = -1; // any child.
+	int stat_loc = 0;
+	int options = WNOHANG ;
+	
+	//std::cerr << "cleanupZombies() checking for dead children";
+	//std::cerr << std::endl;
+
+	int i;	
+	for(i = 0; i < numkill; i++)
+	{
+		pid_t childpid = waitpid(wpid, &stat_loc, options);
+	
+		if (childpid > 0)
+		{
+			std::cerr << "cleanupZombies() Found stopped child with pid: " << childpid;
+			std::cerr << std::endl;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			//std::cerr << "cleanupZombies() No Zombies around!";
+			//std::cerr << std::endl;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	std::cerr << "cleanupZombies() Killed " << i << " zombies";
+	std::cerr << std::endl;
+
+#endif
+
+	return;
+}
+	
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro b/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro
index 8c4d13511..7aa20e5ad 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ macx {
 
 	CONFIG += version_detail_bash_script
 	LIBS += ../../libretroshare/src/lib/libretroshare.a
-        LIBS += -lssl -lcrypto -lz -lgpgme -lgpg-error
+        LIBS += -lssl -lcrypto -lz -lgpgme -lgpg-error -lassuan
 	LIBS += ../../../miniupnpc-1.0/libminiupnpc.a
 	LIBS += -framework CoreFoundation