diff --git a/management/univention-management-console/debian/control b/management/univention-management-console/debian/control
index 885255b..fe408a1 100644
--- a/management/univention-management-console/debian/control
+++ b/management/univention-management-console/debian/control
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends},
  univention-join,
  python-univention,
  python-openssl,
+ python-faulthandler,
  python-pam,
  python-polib,
  python-notifier (>= 0.9.5-1)
diff --git a/management/univention-management-console/src/univention/management/console/log.py b/management/univention-management-console/src/univention/management/console/log.py
index 840afe4..785202a 100644
--- a/management/univention-management-console/src/univention/management/console/log.py
+++ b/management/univention-management-console/src/univention/management/console/log.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 """
 
 import univention.debug as ud
+import faulthandler
 import logging
 import grp
 import os
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ def log_init(filename, log_level=2):
 	if filename[0] != '/':
 		filename = '/var/log/univention/%s.log' % filename
 	fd = ud.init(filename, ud.FLUSH, ud.NO_FUNCTION)
+	faulthandler.disable()
+	faulthandler.enable(fd)
 	adm = grp.getgrnam('adm')
 	os.chown(filename, 0, adm.gr_gid)
 	os.chmod(filename, 0o640)
@@ -93,7 +96,9 @@ def log_reopen():
 	"""Reopenes the logfile and reset the current loglevel"""
 	if not _debug_ready:
 		return
-	ud.reopen()
+	fd = ud.reopen()
+	faulthandler.disable()
+	faulthandler.enable(fd)
 	_reset_debug_loglevel()
 	log_set_level(_debug_loglevel)