--- src/log.c	2010-06-06 21:22:30.000000000 +0200
+++ src/log.c	2010-07-12 21:52:29.000000000 +0200
@@ -398,12 +398,13 @@
 
 void flush_log(void)
 {
-  /* write until queue empty */
+  /* write until queue empty, but don't loop forever if there's
+   no connection to the syslog in existance */
   while (log_fd != -1)
     {
       struct timespec waiter;
       log_write();
-      if (!entries)
+      if (!entries || !connection_good)
 	{
 	  close(log_fd);	
 	  break;