diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 710e824b3..ef8becf4a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 ==== GtkUI ====
   * Fix high cpu usage when displaying speeds in titlebar
 
+==== WebUI ====
+  * Fix starting when -l option is used
+
 === Deluge 1.1.7 - (25 April 2009) ===
 ==== Core ====
   * Fix issue where cannot resume torrent after doing a 'Pause All'
diff --git a/deluge/main.py b/deluge/main.py
index 88d6f5305..2308f9f71 100644
--- a/deluge/main.py
+++ b/deluge/main.py
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ def start_ui():
 
     # Setup the logger
     deluge.log.setupLogger(level=options.loglevel, filename=options.logfile)
-    if options.logfile:
-        sys.stdout = None
-        sys.stderr = None
-        sys.stdin = None
 
     version = deluge.common.get_version()
     if deluge.common.get_revision() != "":