diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/92_FileLog.pm b/fhem/FHEM/92_FileLog.pm
index 2ed254a26..83a09ff82 100755
--- a/fhem/FHEM/92_FileLog.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/92_FileLog.pm
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ FileLog_Switch($)
   my $cn = ResolveDateWildcards($log->{logfile},  @t);
 
   if($cn ne $log->{currentlogfile}) { # New logfile
-    $fh->close();
+    $fh->close() if($fh);
     HandleArchiving($log);
     $fh = new IO::File ">>$cn";
     if(!defined($fh)) {