@@ -1832,8 +1832,12 @@ def main():

         sys.exit(0)

     if options.quiet:

-        sys.stdout.close()

-        sys.stdout = open("/dev/null", "w")

+        try:

+            f = open("/dev/null", "w")

+            sys.stdout.close()

+            sys.stdout = f

+        except IOError:

+            warning(u"--quiet disabled.")

     ## Now finally parse the config file

     if not options.config: