--- apps/plugins/test_codec.c   (revision 24796)
+++ apps/plugins/test_codec.c   (working copy)
@@ -930,6 +930,10 @@
             entry = rb->readdir(dir);
             while (entry) {
                 if (!(entry->attribute & ATTR_DIRECTORY)) {
+                    /*close and reopen the handle in case the codec crashes so
+                     data is less likely to be lost*/
+                    rb->close(log_fd);
+                    log_fd = rb->open(logfilename, O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_APPEND);
                     rb->snprintf(filename,sizeof(filename),"%s%s",dirpath,entry->d_name);
                     test_track(filename);
                     log_text("", true);