diff --git a/trunk/src/or/main.c b/trunk/src/or/main.c
index 181e7d8985..f81cf5d45c 100644
--- a/trunk/src/or/main.c
+++ b/trunk/src/or/main.c
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ void daemonize(void) {
   umask(000);
 
   fclose(stdin);
-  fclose(stdout);
+  fclose(stdout); /* XXX Nick: this closes our log, right? is it safe to leave this open? */
   fclose(stderr);
 }