diff --git a/lib/appenders/dateFile.js b/lib/appenders/dateFile.js
index 411bc5b..7eaeef4 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/dateFile.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/dateFile.js
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ function shutdown(cb) {
       cb(error);
     }
   };
+  if (!openFiles.length) {
+    return cb();
+  }
   openFiles.forEach(function(file) {
     if (!file.write(eol, "utf-8")) {
       file.once('drain', function() {
diff --git a/lib/appenders/file.js b/lib/appenders/file.js
index 8ad530e..5b2959e 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/file.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/file.js
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ function shutdown(cb) {
       cb(error);
     }
   };
+  if (!openFiles.length) {
+    return cb();
+  }
   openFiles.forEach(function(file) {
     if (!file.write(eol, "utf-8")) {
       file.once('drain', function() {
diff --git a/lib/log4js.js b/lib/log4js.js
index 68ca51b..4e3a4da 100644
--- a/lib/log4js.js
+++ b/lib/log4js.js
@@ -444,6 +444,9 @@ function shutdown(cb) {
       shutdownFcts.push(appenderShutdowns[category]);
     }
   }
+  if (!shutdownFcts.length) {
+    return cb();
+  }
   shutdownFcts.forEach(function(shutdownFct) { shutdownFct(complete); });
 }