diff --git a/console_cmds.c b/console_cmds.c
--- a/console_cmds.c
+++ b/console_cmds.c
@@ -595,20 +595,28 @@ DEF_CONSOLE_CMD(ConReturn)
 /* **************************** */
 /*   default console commands   */
 /* **************************** */
-
-DEF_CONSOLE_CMD(ConScript)
+bool CloseConsoleLogIfActive()
 {
 	extern FILE* _iconsole_output_file;
 	if (_iconsole_output_file != NULL) {
 		IConsolePrintF(_iconsole_color_default, "file output complete");
 		fclose(_iconsole_output_file);
-	} else {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+DEF_CONSOLE_CMD(ConScript)
+{
+	extern FILE* _iconsole_output_file;
+	if (!CloseConsoleLogIfActive()) {
 		if (argc < 2) return NULL;
-		IConsolePrintF(_iconsole_color_default, "file output started to: %s",
-			argv[1]);
+		IConsolePrintF(_iconsole_color_default, "file output started to: %s",	argv[1]);
 		_iconsole_output_file = fopen(argv[1], "ab");
 		if (_iconsole_output_file == NULL) IConsoleError("could not open file");
 	}
+
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/win32.c b/win32.c
--- a/win32.c
+++ b/win32.c
@@ -1337,6 +1337,8 @@ static void Handler2()
 	DialogBox(GetModuleHandle(NULL), MAKEINTRESOURCE(100), NULL, CrashDialogFunc);
 }
 
+extern bool CloseConsoleLogIfActive();
+
 static LONG WINAPI ExceptionHandler(EXCEPTION_POINTERS *ep)
 {
 	char *output;
@@ -1442,13 +1444,17 @@ static LONG WINAPI ExceptionHandler(EXCE
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Close any possible log files */
+	CloseConsoleLogIfActive();
+
 	if (_safe_esp) {
 		ep->ContextRecord->Eip = (DWORD)Handler2;
 		ep->ContextRecord->Esp = (DWORD)_safe_esp;
 		return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION;
-	} else {
-		return EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER;
 	}
+
+
+	return EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER;
 }
 
 static void Win32InitializeExceptions()