diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0db27b8d..6393ec66 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-fail2ban (0.7.8-1~pre2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+fail2ban (0.7.8-1~pre3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release
-  * Applied post-release changes to resolve issues with gamin and not closed
-    on reload log file
+  * Applied post-release upstream changes to resolve issues with
+   - Close opened handlers to log file
+   - Fixed "reload" bug
 
  -- Yaroslav Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>  Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:59:15 -0400
 
diff --git a/debian/patches/00_reload.dpatch b/debian/patches/00_reload.dpatch
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b22a7127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/00_reload.dpatch
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#! /bin/sh /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch-run
+## 00_reload.dpatch by Yaroslav Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>
+##
+## All lines beginning with `## DP:' are a description of the patch.
+## DP: No description.
+
+@DPATCH@
+diff -urNad fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/actions.py fail2ban-0.7.8/server/actions.py
+--- fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/actions.py	2007-03-07 15:54:33.000000000 -0500
++++ fail2ban-0.7.8/server/actions.py	2007-03-26 17:43:24.000000000 -0400
+@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@
+ 	# @return True when the thread exits nicely
+ 	
+ 	def run(self):
++		self.setActive(True)
+ 		for action in self.__actions:
+ 			action.execActionStart()
+-		self.setActive(True)
+-		while self.isActive():
++		while self._isActive():
+ 			if not self.getIdle():
+ 				#logSys.debug(self.jail.getName() + ": action")
+ 				ret = self.__checkBan()
+diff -urNad fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/filter.py fail2ban-0.7.8/server/filter.py
+--- fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/filter.py	2007-02-01 15:50:16.000000000 -0500
++++ fail2ban-0.7.8/server/filter.py	2007-03-26 17:43:24.000000000 -0400
+@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
+ 		self.__setFilePos()
+ 		lastLine = None
+ 		for line in self.__crtHandler:
+-			if not self.isActive():
++			if not self._isActive():
+ 				# The jail has been stopped
+ 				break
+ 			try:
+diff -urNad fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/filtergamin.py fail2ban-0.7.8/server/filtergamin.py
+--- fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/filtergamin.py	2007-03-26 17:43:18.000000000 -0400
++++ fail2ban-0.7.8/server/filtergamin.py	2007-03-26 17:43:24.000000000 -0400
+@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
+ 
+ 	def run(self):
+ 		self.setActive(True)
+-		while self.isActive():
++		while self._isActive():
+ 			if not self.getIdle():
+ 				# We cannot block here because we want to be able to
+ 				# exit.
+diff -urNad fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/filterpoll.py fail2ban-0.7.8/server/filterpoll.py
+--- fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/filterpoll.py	2006-12-23 11:37:21.000000000 -0500
++++ fail2ban-0.7.8/server/filterpoll.py	2007-03-26 17:43:24.000000000 -0400
+@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
+ 
+ 	def run(self):
+ 		self.setActive(True)
+-		while self.isActive():
++		while self._isActive():
+ 			if not self.getIdle():
+ 				# Get file modification
+ 				for f in self.getLogPath():
+diff -urNad fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/jail.py fail2ban-0.7.8/server/jail.py
+--- fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/jail.py	2006-11-06 17:48:53.000000000 -0500
++++ fail2ban-0.7.8/server/jail.py	2007-03-26 17:43:24.000000000 -0400
+@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@
+ 		self.__filter.join()
+ 		self.__action.join()
+ 	
+-	def isActive(self):
+-		isActive0 = self.__filter.isActive()
+-		isActive1 = self.__action.isActive()
+-		return isActive0 or isActive1
++	def isAlive(self):
++		isAlive0 = self.__filter.isAlive()
++		isAlive1 = self.__action.isAlive()
++		return isAlive0 or isAlive1
+ 	
+ 	def setIdle(self, value):
+ 		self.__filter.setIdle(value)
+diff -urNad fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/jailthread.py fail2ban-0.7.8/server/jailthread.py
+--- fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/jailthread.py	2006-10-24 15:38:42.000000000 -0400
++++ fail2ban-0.7.8/server/jailthread.py	2007-03-26 17:43:24.000000000 -0400
+@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
+ 	# Check if the filter thread is running.
+ 	# @return True if the thread is running
+ 	
+-	def isActive(self):
++	def _isActive(self):
+ 		return self.__isRunning
+ 	
+ 	##
+diff -urNad fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/server.py fail2ban-0.7.8/server/server.py
+--- fail2ban-0.7.8~/server/server.py	2007-03-26 17:43:18.000000000 -0400
++++ fail2ban-0.7.8/server/server.py	2007-03-26 17:43:24.000000000 -0400
+@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
+ 	def startJail(self, name):
+ 		try:
+ 			self.__lock.acquire()
+-			if not self.isActive(name):
++			if not self.isAlive(name):
+ 				self.__jails.get(name).start()
+ 		finally:
+ 			self.__lock.release()
+@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
+ 	def stopJail(self, name):
+ 		try:
+ 			self.__lock.acquire()
+-			if self.isActive(name):
++			if self.isAlive(name):
+ 				self.__jails.get(name).stop()
+ 				self.delJail(name)
+ 		finally:
+@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@
+ 		finally:
+ 			self.__lock.release()
+ 	
+-	def isActive(self, name):
+-		return self.__jails.get(name).isActive()
++	def isAlive(self, name):
++		return self.__jails.get(name).isAlive()
+ 	
+ 	def setIdleJail(self, name, value):
+ 		self.__jails.get(name).setIdle(value)
diff --git a/debian/patches/00list b/debian/patches/00list
index 089cecf1..58e9b3d6 100644
--- a/debian/patches/00list
+++ b/debian/patches/00list
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 10_dbts_manpages
 00_close_log
 00_gamin_cleanup
+00_reload