diff --git a/code/game/g_main.c b/code/game/g_main.c
index 2b2fb3ff..82214641 100644
--- a/code/game/g_main.c
+++ b/code/game/g_main.c
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ void G_ShutdownGame( int restart ) {
 		G_LogPrintf("ShutdownGame:\n" );
 		G_LogPrintf("------------------------------------------------------------\n" );
 		trap_FS_FCloseFile( level.logFile );
+		level.logFile = 0;
 	}
 
 	// write all the client session data so we can get it back