diff --git a/filelog.go b/filelog.go
index adbc1f7..f64888f 100644
--- a/filelog.go
+++ b/filelog.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (w *FileLogWriter) LogWrite(rec *LogRecord) {
 
 func (w *FileLogWriter) Close() {
 	close(w.rec)
-	w.file.Sync()
+	w.file.Sync()	//The file can be closed properly, this is not necessary
 }
 
 // NewFileLogWriter creates a new LogWriter which writes to the given file and
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ func NewFileLogWriter(fname string, rotate bool) *FileLogWriter {
 				fmt.Fprint(w.file, FormatLogRecord(w.trailer, &LogRecord{Created: time.Now()}))
 				w.file.Close()
 			}
+			wg.Done()
 		}()
 
 		for {
diff --git a/log4go.go b/log4go.go
index 822e890..be1988e 100644
--- a/log4go.go
+++ b/log4go.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 // Version information
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ const (
 // Logging level strings
 var (
 	levelStrings = [...]string{"FNST", "FINE", "DEBG", "TRAC", "INFO", "WARN", "EROR", "CRIT"}
+	wg sync.WaitGroup
 )
 
 func (l Level) String() string {
@@ -165,10 +167,12 @@ func NewDefaultLogger(lvl Level) Logger {
 // all filters (and thus all LogWriters) from the logger.
 func (log Logger) Close() {
 	// Close all open loggers
+	wg.Add(len(log))
 	for name, filt := range log {
 		filt.Close()
 		delete(log, name)
 	}
+	wg.Wait() 
 }
 
 // Add a new LogWriter to the Logger which will only log messages at lvl or
diff --git a/pattlog.go b/pattlog.go
index 72faf91..537f70b 100644
--- a/pattlog.go
+++ b/pattlog.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func (w FormatLogWriter) run(out io.Writer, format string) {
 	for rec := range w {
 		fmt.Fprint(out, FormatLogRecord(format, rec))
 	}
+	wg.Done()
 }
 
 // This is the FormatLogWriter's output method.  This will block if the output
diff --git a/socklog.go b/socklog.go
index 1d224a9..0d64827 100644
--- a/socklog.go
+++ b/socklog.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func NewSocketLogWriter(proto, hostport string) SocketLogWriter {
 			if sock != nil && proto == "tcp" {
 				sock.Close()
 			}
+			wg.Done()
 		}()
 
 		for rec := range w {
diff --git a/termlog.go b/termlog.go
index 8a941e2..330d44e 100644
--- a/termlog.go
+++ b/termlog.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func (c *ConsoleLogWriter) run(out io.Writer) {
 	for rec := range c.w {
 		fmt.Fprint(out, FormatLogRecord(c.format, rec))
 	}
+	wg.Done()
 }
 
 // This is the ConsoleLogWriter's output method.  This will block if the output
@@ -45,5 +46,4 @@ func (c *ConsoleLogWriter) LogWrite(rec *LogRecord) {
 // send log messages to this logger after a Close have undefined behavior.
 func (c *ConsoleLogWriter) Close() {
 	close(c.w)
-	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond) // Try to give console I/O time to complete
 }