--- a/usr/src/lib/install_logging_pymod/test/test_logger.py	Wed Oct 20 14:41:39 2010 -0700
+++ b/usr/src/lib/install_logging_pymod/test/test_logger.py	Wed Oct 20 18:09:08 2010 -0600
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
     def tearDown(self):
         self.eng = None
         TestInstallEngine._instance = None
+        InstallLogger.DEFAULTFILEHANDLER = None
         logging.Logger.manager.loggerDict = {}
         logging.setLoggerClass(logging.Logger)
         self.test_logger.name = None
@@ -361,6 +362,7 @@
     def tearDown(self):
         self.eng = None
         TestInstallEngine._instance = None
+        InstallLogger.DEFAULTFILEHANDLER = None
         logging.Logger.manager.loggerDict = {}
         logging.setLoggerClass(logging.Logger)
         self.test_logger.name = None