diff --git a/daemon-common/log.py b/daemon-common/log.py
index 7bb01e49..2fc69956 100644
--- a/daemon-common/log.py
+++ b/daemon-common/log.py
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ class Logger(object):
 
     # Provide a termination function so all messages are flushed before terminating the main daemon
     def terminate(self):
-        if self.config["file_logging"]:
-            self.writer.close()
         if self.config["zookeeper_logging"]:
             self.out("Waiting for Zookeeper message queue to drain", state="s")
 
@@ -112,6 +110,9 @@ class Logger(object):
             self.zookeeper_logger.stop()
             self.zookeeper_logger.join()
 
+        if self.config["file_logging"]:
+            self.writer.close()
+
     # Output function
     def out(self, message, state=None, prefix=""):
         # Get the date