diff --git a/system/switch-to-configuration.sh b/system/switch-to-configuration.sh
index b0c412e546a..c199b083263 100644
--- a/system/switch-to-configuration.sh
+++ b/system/switch-to-configuration.sh
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ if test "$action" = "switch" -o "$action" = "test"; then
     # Start all new services and restart all changed services.
     for event in $(cd $newEvents && ls); do
 
-        # Hack: skip the sys-* events.
-        if echo "$event" | grep -q "^sys-"; then continue; fi
+        # Hack: skip the sys-* and ctrl-alt-delete events.
+        if echo "$event" | grep -q "^sys-\|^ctrl-"; then continue; fi
     
         if ! test -e "$oldEvents/$event"; then
             echo "starting $event..."