diff --git a/rowbot b/rowbot
index af7c6b5..d2e1b98 100755
--- a/rowbot
+++ b/rowbot
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ cleanup() {
     exec {in_sock}>&- {out_sock}>&-
 
     if (( log != 1 )); then
-      {log}>&-
+      exec {log}>&-
     fi
   fi
 }