--- pm-utils-1.4.1/pm/pm-functions.in.old	2010-07-04 16:50:13.000000000 +0200
+++ pm-utils-1.4.1/pm/pm-functions.in	2010-12-07 16:48:39.555074652 +0100
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@
 		return 1
 	fi
 	export LOGGING=true
-	exec > "$1" 2>&1
+	rm -f "$1"
+	touch "$1"
+	exec >> "$1" 2>&1
 }
 
 check_suspend() { [ -n "$SUSPEND_MODULE" ]; }