--- lib/python2.6/logging/handlers.py~	2010-03-21 19:23:14.000000000 -0600
+++ lib/python2.6/logging/handlers.py	2011-01-19 10:08:20.000000000 -0700
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
         """
 
         self.stream.close()
+        self.stream = None
         if self.backupCount > 0:
             for i in range(self.backupCount - 1, 0, -1):
                 sfn = "%s.%d" % (self.baseFilename, i)
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@
         """
         if self.stream:
             self.stream.close()
+            self.stream = None
         # get the time that this sequence started at and make it a TimeTuple
         t = self.rolloverAt - self.interval
         if self.utc: