diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a669502a6e..d213797636 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Wed Apr  1 11:38:22 BST 2009 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
+
+	* python/generator.py: Clear internal reference to underlying
+	virConnectPtr object after calling virConnectClose()
+
 Wed Apr  1 11:37:22 BST 2009 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
 
 	* python/generator.py: Fix generation of networkCreateXML
diff --git a/python/generator.py b/python/generator.py
index 187c1e633a..00c9aca24b 100755
--- a/python/generator.py
+++ b/python/generator.py
@@ -1072,6 +1072,9 @@ def buildWrappers():
 		    n = n + 1
 		classes.write(")\n");
 
+                if name == "virConnectClose":
+                    classes.write("        self._o = None\n")
+
                 # For functions returning object types:
                 if ret[0] != "void":
 		    if classes_type.has_key(ret[0]):