diff --git a/bin/mrdna b/bin/mrdna
index 8c1fc0724aeb01cdfa32710bcd8069faf1b36770..d27dff929c2147c808f604386734f5e3f9fb1cc5 100755
--- a/bin/mrdna
+++ b/bin/mrdna
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         while True:
             try:
                 # pdb._runscript(mainpyfile)
+                self._user_requested_quit = False
                 pdb.runcall(main)
                 if pdb._user_requested_quit:
                     break