diff --git a/squid.logrotate b/squid.logrotate
index 598f544..4af2d2d 100644
--- a/squid.logrotate
+++ b/squid.logrotate
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     sharedscripts
     postrotate
       # Asks squid to reopen its logs. (log_rotate 0 is set in squid.conf)
-      /usr/sbin/squid -k rotate
+      # errors redirected to make it silent if squid is not running
+      /usr/sbin/squid -k rotate 2>/dev/null
       # Wait a little to allow Squid to catch up before the logs is compressed
       sleep 1
     endscript
diff --git a/squid.spec b/squid.spec
index 73e5bd5..690be0c 100644
--- a/squid.spec
+++ b/squid.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:     squid
 Version:  3.0.STABLE18
-Release:  2%{?dist}
+Release:  3%{?dist}
 Summary:  The Squid proxy caching server
 Epoch:    7
 License:  GPLv2+
@@ -341,6 +341,9 @@ fi
     chgrp squid /var/cache/samba/winbindd_privileged >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 31 2009 Henrik Nordstrom <henrik@henriknordstrom.net> - 3.0.STABLE18-3
+- Bug #520445 silence logrotate when Squid is not running
+
 * Fri Aug 21 2009 Tomas Mraz <tmraz@redhat.com> - 7:3.0.STABLE18-2
 - rebuilt with new openssl