diff --git a/common/version.py b/common/version.py
index 50658095..d4a53411 100644
--- a/common/version.py
+++ b/common/version.py
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ __date__ = "$Date: 2009-09-07 21:13:45 +0200 (Mon, 07 Sep 2009) $"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier"
 __license__ = "GPL"
 
-version = "0.8.4"
+version = "0.8.4-SVN"
diff --git a/server/filter.py b/server/filter.py
index d62f02d8..b48186bf 100644
--- a/server/filter.py
+++ b/server/filter.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from datedetector import DateDetector
 from mytime import MyTime
 from failregex import FailRegex, Regex, RegexException
 
-import logging, re, os
+import logging, re, os, fcntl
 
 # Gets the instance of the logger.
 logSys = logging.getLogger("fail2ban.filter")
@@ -469,6 +469,9 @@ class FileContainer:
 	
 	def open(self):
 		self.__handler = open(self.__filename)
+		# Set the file descriptor to be FD_CLOEXEC
+		fd = self.__handler.fileno()
+		fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFD, fd | fcntl.FD_CLOEXEC)
 		firstLine = self.__handler.readline()
 		# Computes the MD5 of the first line.
 		myHash = md5.new(firstLine).digest()