--- a/pvl/syslog/fifo.py	Sun Jan 13 13:05:04 2013 +0200
+++ b/pvl/syslog/fifo.py	Sun Jan 13 16:12:06 2013 +0200
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
             Raises ValueError() if already open. close() first.
         """
 
-        self.open(self._open())
+        Pipe.open(self, self._open())
 
     def readlines (self) :
         """