1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/log.cc b/src/lib/log.cc
index 9ddf460d4..a0b031589 100644
--- a/src/lib/log.cc
+++ b/src/lib/log.cc
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ void
 FileLog::do_log (string m)
 {
 	FILE* f = fopen_boost (_file, "a");
+	if (!f) {
+		cout << "(could not log to " << _file.string() << "): " << m << "\n";
+		return;
+	}
+
 	fprintf (f, "%s\n", m.c_str ());
 	fclose (f);
 }