diff --git a/dnstap/dtstream.c b/dnstap/dtstream.c
index a778bb64b..6a9e9b890 100644
--- a/dnstap/dtstream.c
+++ b/dnstap/dtstream.c
@@ -1102,6 +1102,8 @@ static int dtio_read_accept_frame(struct dt_io_thread* dtio)
 					goto close_connection;
 				}
 				dtio->accept_frame_received = 1;
+				if(!dtio_add_output_event_write(dtio))
+					goto close_connection;
 				return 1;
 			} else {
 				/* unknow content type */
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 8a368f6cc..7e6455da8 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+21 September 2020: Ralph
+	- Fix #304: dnstap logging not recovering after dnstap process restarts
+
 21 September 2020: Wouter
 	- Merge PR #311 by luismerino: Dynlibmod leak.
 	- Error message is logged for dynlibmod malloc failures.