diff --git a/src/etc/inc/authgui.inc b/src/etc/inc/authgui.inc
index 5d16c089e..728963242 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/authgui.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/authgui.inc
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ function session_auth()
         openlog("audit", LOG_ODELAY, LOG_AUTH);
         log_msg($message, $prio);
         closelog();
+        reopenlog();
     }
 
     if (session_status() == PHP_SESSION_NONE) {
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/config.inc b/src/etc/inc/config.inc
index 78fa4d958..e94216932 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/config.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/config.inc
@@ -71,7 +71,13 @@ final class product
     }
 }
 
-openlog(product::getInstance()->id(), LOG_ODELAY, LOG_USER);
+function reopenlog()
+{
+    openlog(product::getInstance()->id(), LOG_ODELAY, LOG_USER);
+}
+
+reopenlog();
+
 register_shutdown_function('closelog');
 
 require_once("xmlparse.inc");
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/filter.inc b/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
index 8e154b9f3..0bc62c430 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ function filter_configure_sync($verbose = false, $load_aliases = true)
 
         unlock($filterlck);
         closelog();
+        reopenlog();
 
         service_log("done.\n", $verbose);
 
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ function filter_configure_sync($verbose = false, $load_aliases = true)
 
         unlock($filterlck);
         closelog();
+        reopenlog();
 
         service_log("failed.\n", $verbose);
 
@@ -435,6 +437,7 @@ function filter_configure_sync($verbose = false, $load_aliases = true)
 
         unlock($filterlck);
         closelog();
+        reopenlog();
 
         service_log("failed.\n", $verbose);
 
@@ -468,6 +471,7 @@ function filter_configure_sync($verbose = false, $load_aliases = true)
 
     unlock($filterlck);
     closelog();
+    reopenlog();
 
     service_log("done.\n", $verbose);
 }
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/unbound.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/unbound.inc
index d677f2df3..e75ce5372 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/unbound.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/unbound.inc
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ function unbound_add_host_entries($ifconfig_details = null)
     file_put_contents('/var/unbound/host_entries.conf', $unbound_entries);
 
     closelog();
+    reopenlog();
 }
 
 function unbound_acls_subnets()
diff --git a/src/libexec/opnsense-auth b/src/libexec/opnsense-auth
index 5cc382825..272706080 100755
--- a/src/libexec/opnsense-auth
+++ b/src/libexec/opnsense-auth
@@ -77,5 +77,4 @@ if (!empty($auth_data['user']) && isset($auth_data['password'])) {
     }
 }
 
-closelog();
 exit($exit_status);
diff --git a/src/sbin/carp_service_status b/src/sbin/carp_service_status
index bcfb52bef..242cb9d73 100755
--- a/src/sbin/carp_service_status
+++ b/src/sbin/carp_service_status
@@ -56,12 +56,10 @@ if (flock($fp, LOCK_EX)) {
             SRV_FAIL_FACTOR,  implode(",", $failed_services)
         ));
         set_single_sysctl("net.inet.carp.demotion", SRV_FAIL_FACTOR);
-        closelog();
     } elseif (empty($failed_services) && $demotion_set) {
         // demotion bitmask set and service(s) operational
         syslog(LOG_WARNING, sprintf("carp promoted by %d due to service recovery", SRV_FAIL_FACTOR));
         set_single_sysctl("net.inet.carp.demotion", -1 * SRV_FAIL_FACTOR);
-        closelog();
     }
 
     flock($fp, LOCK_UN);