diff --git a/contrib/validation-reporter.sh b/contrib/validation-reporter.sh
index cf95c785f..7c1a4218b 100755
--- a/contrib/validation-reporter.sh
+++ b/contrib/validation-reporter.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ notify_cmd="nc localhost 1234"
 # first the daemon itself, then the controller for the daemon.
 reporter_daemon() {
 	trap "rm -f \"$pidfile\"" EXIT
-	tail -f $logfile | grep --line-buffered "unbound.*info: validation failure" | \
+	tail -F $logfile | grep --line-buffered "unbound.*info: validation failure" | \
 	while read x; do
 		echo "$x" | $notify_cmd
 	done
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index bf0368ed7..1d683fb70 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+22 March 2012: Wouter
+	- contrib/validation-reporter follows rotated log file (patch from
+	  Augie Schwer).
+
 21 March 2012: Wouter
 	- new approach to NS fetches for DS lookup that works with
 	  cornercases, and is more robust and considers forwarders.