diff --git a/lib/appenders/dateFile.js b/lib/appenders/dateFile.js
index 31b94f0c..619396a7 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/dateFile.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/dateFile.js
@@ -22,17 +22,26 @@ function appender(
   // options should work for dateFile as well.
   options.maxSize = options.maxLogSize;
 
+  let alive = true;
+
   const logFile = new streams.DateRollingFileStream(
     filename,
     pattern,
     options
   );
 
+  logFile.on('error', (err) => {
+    alive = false;
+    console.error('log4js.dateFileAppender - Writing to file %s, error happened ', filename, err); //eslint-disable-line
+  });
   logFile.on("drain", () => {
     process.emit("log4js:pause", false);
   });
 
   const app = function (logEvent) {
+    if (!alive) {
+      return;
+    }
     if (!logFile.write(layout(logEvent, timezoneOffset) + eol, "utf8")) {
       process.emit("log4js:pause", true);
     }
diff --git a/lib/appenders/file.js b/lib/appenders/file.js
index 696e04ab..cdcba18f 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/file.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/file.js
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ function openTheStream(file, fileSize, numFiles, options) {
     numFiles,
     options
   );
-  stream.on('error', (err) => {
-    console.error('log4js.fileAppender - Writing to file %s, error happened ', file, err); //eslint-disable-line
-  });
   stream.on('drain', () => {
     process.emit("log4js:pause", false);
   });
@@ -58,9 +55,18 @@ function fileAppender(file, layout, logSize, numBackups, options, timezoneOffset
     timezoneOffset, ')'
   );
 
+  let alive = true;
+
   let writer = openTheStream(file, logSize, numBackups, options);
+  writer.on('error', (err) => {
+    alive = false;
+    console.error('log4js.fileAppender - Writing to file %s, error happened ', file, err); //eslint-disable-line
+  });
 
   const app = function (loggingEvent) {
+    if (!alive) {
+      return;
+    }
     if (options.removeColor === true) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
       const regex = /\x1b[[0-9;]*m/g;