diff --git a/lib/Basics/Logger.cpp b/lib/Basics/Logger.cpp
index 0381bc2878..e06e97ca40 100644
--- a/lib/Basics/Logger.cpp
+++ b/lib/Basics/Logger.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,9 @@ void LogAppenderFile::reopenLog() {
 
   int old = std::atomic_exchange(&_fd, fd);
 
-  TRI_CLOSE(old);
+  if (old > STDERR_FILENO) {
+    TRI_CLOSE(old);
+  }
 }
 
 void LogAppenderFile::closeLog() {
diff --git a/scripts/startLocalCluster.sh b/scripts/startLocalCluster.sh
index 224a4be41b..acea2ae613 100755
--- a/scripts/startLocalCluster.sh
+++ b/scripts/startLocalCluster.sh
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ testServer() {
     done
 }
 
+for p in `seq 8629 $PORTTOPDB` ; do
+    testServer $p
+done
 for p in `seq 8530 $PORTTOPCO` ; do
     testServer $p
 done