1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/utils/io.py b/lib/utils/io.py
index 44d48c2a..e5a246f3 100644
--- a/lib/utils/io.py
+++ b/lib/utils/io.py
@@ -9,15 +9,13 @@ def save_stderr():
     sys.stderr_dup = os.dup(sys.stderr.fileno())
     sys.real_stderr = os.fdopen(sys.stderr_dup, 'w')
     os.dup2(null.fileno(), 2)
-    sys.stderr_backup = sys.stderr
     sys.stderr = StringIO()
 
 
 def restore_stderr():
-    sys.real_stderr.close()
     os.dup2(sys.stderr_dup, 2)
     sys.real_stderr.write(sys.stderr.getvalue())
-    sys.stderr = sys.stderr_backup
+    sys.stderr = sys.real_stderr
 
 # It's probably possible to generalize this code, but when I tried,
 # the result was incredibly unreadable.
@@ -26,12 +24,10 @@ def save_stdout():
     sys.stdout_dup = os.dup(sys.stdout.fileno())
     sys.real_stdout = os.fdopen(sys.stdout_dup, 'w')
     os.dup2(null.fileno(), 1)
-    sys.stdout_backup = sys.stdout
     sys.stdout = StringIO()
 
 
 def restore_stdout():
-    sys.real_stdout.close()
     os.dup2(sys.stdout_dup, 1)
     sys.real_stdout.write(sys.stdout.getvalue())
-    sys.stdout = sys.stdout_backup
+    sys.stdout = sys.real_stdout