diff --git a/evennia/utils/logger.py b/evennia/utils/logger.py
index b248278ce1..ac8c358a76 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/logger.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/logger.py
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ class EvenniaLogFile(logfile.LogFile):
 
 
 _LOG_FILE_HANDLES = {}  # holds open log handles
+_LOG_FILE_HANDLE_COUNTS = {}
+_LOG_FILE_HANDLE_RESET = 500
 
 
 def _open_log_file(filename):
@@ -242,10 +244,15 @@ def _open_log_file(filename):
     Helper to open the log file (always in the log dir) and cache its
     handle.  Will create a new file in the log dir if one didn't
     exist.
+
+    To avoid keeping the filehandle open indefinitely we reset it every
+    _LOG_FILE_HANDLE_RESET accesses. This may help resolve issues for very
+    long uptimes and heavy log use.
+
     """
     # we delay import of settings to keep logger module as free
     # from django as possible.
-    global _LOG_FILE_HANDLES, _LOGDIR, _LOG_ROTATE_SIZE
+    global _LOG_FILE_HANDLES, _LOG_FILE_HANDLE_COUNTS, _LOGDIR, _LOG_ROTATE_SIZE
     if not _LOGDIR:
         from django.conf import settings
         _LOGDIR = settings.LOG_DIR
@@ -253,16 +260,22 @@ def _open_log_file(filename):
 
     filename = os.path.join(_LOGDIR, filename)
     if filename in _LOG_FILE_HANDLES:
-        # cache the handle
-        return _LOG_FILE_HANDLES[filename]
-    else:
-        try:
-            filehandle = EvenniaLogFile.fromFullPath(filename, rotateLength=_LOG_ROTATE_SIZE)
-            # filehandle = open(filename, "a+")  # append mode + reading
-            _LOG_FILE_HANDLES[filename] = filehandle
-            return filehandle
-        except IOError:
-            log_trace()
+        _LOG_FILE_HANDLE_COUNTS[filename] += 1
+        if _LOG_FILE_HANDLE_COUNTS[filename] > _LOG_FILE_HANDLE_RESET:
+            # close/refresh handle
+            _LOG_FILE_HANDLES[filename].close()
+            del _LOG_FILE_HANDLES[filename]
+        else:
+            # return cached handle
+            return _LOG_FILE_HANDLES[filename]
+    try:
+        filehandle = EvenniaLogFile.fromFullPath(filename, rotateLength=_LOG_ROTATE_SIZE)
+        # filehandle = open(filename, "a+")  # append mode + reading
+        _LOG_FILE_HANDLES[filename] = filehandle
+        _LOG_FILE_HANDLE_COUNTS[filename] = 0
+        return filehandle
+    except IOError:
+        log_trace()
     return None