diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/GDBStreamsProxy.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/GDBStreamsProxy.java
index 1743f8ddeb1..f17fed9cc77 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/GDBStreamsProxy.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/GDBStreamsProxy.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public class GDBStreamsProxy implements IStreamsProxy {
 	public IStreamMonitor getErrorStreamMonitor() {
 		if (miLog == null) {
 			miLog = new GDBStreamMonitor(session.getMILogStream());
+			miLog.startMonitoring();
 		}
 		return miLog;
 	}
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ public class GDBStreamsProxy implements IStreamsProxy {
 	public IStreamMonitor getOutputStreamMonitor() {
 		if (miConsole == null) {
 			miConsole = new GDBStreamMonitor(session.getMIConsoleStream());
+			miConsole.startMonitoring();
 		}
 		return miConsole;
 	}