diff --git a/log.c b/log.c
index aa953318..b2e95faa 100644
--- a/log.c
+++ b/log.c
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ bool logger_init(t_configuration_options *opts, const char* ident, const char* l
 
 #endif
 
-	fclose(stdin);
-	fclose(stdout);
-
 	if (*opts->logfile)
 	{
 		freopen(opts->logfile, "a", stderr);
diff --git a/repmgrd.c b/repmgrd.c
index e5191d48..bd80c5ed 100644
--- a/repmgrd.c
+++ b/repmgrd.c
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
 	}
 
+	fclose(stdin);
+	fclose(stdout);
+
 	logger_init(&local_options, progname, local_options.loglevel, local_options.logfacility);
 	if (verbose)
 		logger_min_verbose(LOG_INFO);