diff --git a/src/jimgw/single_event/runManager.py b/src/jimgw/single_event/runManager.py
index ea232441..e4d95e08 100644
--- a/src/jimgw/single_event/runManager.py
+++ b/src/jimgw/single_event/runManager.py
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ def plot_diagnostic(self, path: str = "diagnostic.jpeg", **kwargs):
     def save_summary(self, path: str = "", **kwargs):
         if path == "":
             path = self.run.path + "run_manager_summary.txt"
+        orig_stdout = sys.stdout
         sys.stdout = open(path, "wt")
         self.jim.print_summary()
         if self.run.injection:
@@ -472,3 +473,4 @@ def save_summary(self, path: str = "", **kwargs):
             networkSNR = jnp.sum(jnp.array(self.SNRs) ** 2) ** (0.5)
             print("network SNR is", networkSNR)
         sys.stdout.close()
+        sys.stdout=orig_stdout