diff --git a/meshtastic/__main__.py b/meshtastic/__main__.py
index f7cfeaa..c8e07ee 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__main__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__main__.py
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ def export_config(interface):
 
 def common():
     """Shared code for all of our command line wrappers"""
+    logfile = None
     our_globals = Globals.getInstance()
     args = our_globals.get_args()
     parser = our_globals.get_parser()
@@ -621,8 +622,8 @@ def common():
                 logging.info(f"Logging serial output to {args.seriallog}")
                 # Note: using "line buffering"
                 # pylint: disable=R1732
-                logfile = open(args.seriallog, 'w+',
-                               buffering=1, encoding='utf8')
+                logfile = open(args.seriallog, 'w+', buffering=1, encoding='utf8')
+                our_globals.set_logfile(logfile)
 
             subscribe()
             if args.ble:
@@ -636,6 +637,8 @@ def common():
 
             # We assume client is fully connected now
             onConnected(client)
+            #if logfile:
+                #logfile.close()
 
             if args.noproto or (have_tunnel and args.tunnel):  # loop until someone presses ctrlc
                 while True:
@@ -828,6 +831,10 @@ def main():
     our_globals.set_parser(parser)
     initParser()
     common()
+    logfile = our_globals.get_logfile()
+    if logfile:
+        logfile.close()
+
 
 
 def tunnelMain():
diff --git a/meshtastic/globals.py b/meshtastic/globals.py
index 05049c1..bee1c2d 100644
--- a/meshtastic/globals.py
+++ b/meshtastic/globals.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class Globals:
         self.parser = None
         self.target_node = None
         self.channel_index = None
+        self.logfile = None
 
     def reset(self):
         """Reset all of our globals. If you add a member, add it to this method, too."""
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class Globals:
         self.target_node = None
         self.channel_index = None
 
+    # setters
     def set_args(self, args):
         """Set the args"""
         self.args = args
@@ -53,6 +55,11 @@ class Globals:
         """Set the channel_index"""
         self.channel_index = channel_index
 
+    def set_logfile(self, logfile):
+        """Set the logfile"""
+        self.logfile = logfile
+
+    # getters
     def get_args(self):
         """Get args"""
         return self.args
@@ -68,3 +75,7 @@ class Globals:
     def get_channel_index(self):
         """Get channel_index"""
         return self.channel_index
+
+    def get_logfile(self):
+        """Get logfile"""
+        return self.logfile