diff --git a/py/test/resultlog.py b/py/test/resultlog.py
index fbec8a6c0..aed5581d4 100644
--- a/py/test/resultlog.py
+++ b/py/test/resultlog.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ResultLog(object):
 
     def __init__(self, bus, logfile):
         bus.subscribe(self.log_event_to_file)
-        self.logfile = logfile #open(logpath, 'w') # line buffering ?
+        self.logfile = logfile # preferably line buffered
 
     def write_log_entry(self, shortrepr, name, longrepr):
         print >>self.logfile, "%s %s" % (shortrepr, name)
diff --git a/py/test/session.py b/py/test/session.py
index 06cc76307..d4dbbaa9a 100644
--- a/py/test/session.py
+++ b/py/test/session.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Session(object):
             self.bus.subscribe(eventwrite)
         resultlog = self.config.option.resultlog
         if resultlog:
-            f = py.path.local(resultlog).open('w')
+            f = open(resultlog, 'w', 1) # line buffered
             self.resultlog = ResultLog(self.bus, f)
 
     def fixoptions(self):
diff --git a/py/test/testing/test_config.py b/py/test/testing/test_config.py
index bdd5fc915..ddc5e2eb4 100644
--- a/py/test/testing/test_config.py
+++ b/py/test/testing/test_config.py
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ class TestSessionAndOptions(suptest.FileCreation):
         rep_ev = event.ItemTestReport(item, passed=outcome)
       
         session.bus.notify(rep_ev)
-
-        session.resultlog.logfile.flush()
         
         s = resultlog.read()
         assert s.find(". a") != -1