diff --git a/moo/mooterm/mooterm-private.h b/moo/mooterm/mooterm-private.h
index f59b7bff..7354da6c 100644
--- a/moo/mooterm/mooterm-private.h
+++ b/moo/mooterm/mooterm-private.h
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ void        _moo_term_invalidate            (MooTerm        *term);
 
 void        _moo_term_release_selection     (MooTerm        *term);
 void        _moo_term_grab_selection        (MooTerm        *term);
+void        _moo_term_clear_selection       (MooTerm        *term);
 
 /* in mooterm-draw.c */
 void        _moo_term_pause_cursor_blinking (MooTerm        *term);
diff --git a/moo/mooterm/mooterm-text.c b/moo/mooterm/mooterm-text.c
index 755c00f8..33e1052c 100644
--- a/moo/mooterm/mooterm-text.c
+++ b/moo/mooterm/mooterm-text.c
@@ -338,6 +338,18 @@ _moo_term_select_range (MooTerm            *term,
 }
 
 
+void        
+_moo_term_clear_selection (MooTerm *term)
+{
+    MooTermIter iter;
+
+    g_return_if_fail (MOO_IS_TERM (term));
+
+    get_start_iter (term, &iter);
+    _moo_term_select_range (term, &iter, &iter);
+}
+
+
 static void     get_start_iter      (MooTerm            *term,
                                      MooTermIter        *iter)
 {
diff --git a/moo/mooterm/mooterm.c b/moo/mooterm/mooterm.c
index a37bb9b7..975b3adc 100644
--- a/moo/mooterm/mooterm.c
+++ b/moo/mooterm/mooterm.c
@@ -1622,6 +1622,8 @@ _moo_term_setting_request (MooTerm    *term,
 static void
 moo_term_reset_real (MooTerm *term)
 {
+    _moo_term_clear_selection (term);
+
     _moo_term_buffer_freeze_changed_notify (term->priv->primary_buffer);
     _moo_term_buffer_freeze_cursor_notify (term->priv->primary_buffer);
 
diff --git a/moo/mooterm/mootermpt-unix.c b/moo/mooterm/mootermpt-unix.c
index 002a0523..eb84a36a 100644
--- a/moo/mooterm/mootermpt-unix.c
+++ b/moo/mooterm/mootermpt-unix.c
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ fork_argv (MooTermPt      *pt_gen,
     }
     else
     {
-#if 0
-        g_message ("%s: forked child pid %d", G_STRLOC, pt->child_pid);
+#if 1
+        g_message ("%s: forked child pid %d on fd %d", G_STRLOC, pt->child_pid, pt->master);
 #endif
     }