diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index f9fa69603..b340aaabb 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -348,8 +348,11 @@ retry:
 		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &ss, NULL);
 		closelog();
 
-		for (i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+		for (i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+			if (i == 2 && rtpe_config.common.log_stderr)
+				continue;
 			close(i);
+		}
 
 		if (!rtpe_config.common.log_stderr) {
 			openlog("rtpengine/child", LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, LOG_DAEMON);