diff --git a/repo2docker/buildpacks/repo2docker-entrypoint b/repo2docker/buildpacks/repo2docker-entrypoint
index ffc37fc0..be263e25 100755
--- a/repo2docker/buildpacks/repo2docker-entrypoint
+++ b/repo2docker/buildpacks/repo2docker-entrypoint
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ if [[ ! -z "${R2D_ENTRYPOINT:-}" ]]; then
 else
     exec "$@" >&"$log_fd" 2>&1
 fi
+
+# Close the loggging output aggain
+exec {log_fd}>&-