diff -Naur refdb-0.9.3/src/refdbd.c refdb-0.9.3.patched/src/refdbd.c
--- refdb-0.9.3/src/refdbd.c	2003-08-12 00:44:55.000000000 +0200
+++ refdb-0.9.3.patched/src/refdbd.c	2004-02-08 19:57:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@
       fprintf(stderr, "cannot write to PID file\n");
     }
     fclose(fp_log_file);
+    fp_log_file = NULL;
   }
 
   /* set up logging */
@@ -1619,6 +1620,7 @@
   free(fifo_buffer);
   if (fp_log_file != NULL) {
     fclose(fp_log_file); /* not strictly necessary here, but it's nicer */
+    fp_log_file = NULL;
   }
   if (fd_fifo != -1) {
     close(fd_fifo);
@@ -1702,6 +1704,7 @@
 	n_log_dest = 1; /* fall back to syslog */
 	openlog("refdbd", LOG_PID|LOG_ODELAY, LOG_USER);
 	fclose(fp_log_file);
+	fp_log_file = NULL;
 	LOG_PRINT(LOG_WARNING, "could not open custom log file");
       }
       else {