diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d9d41f7e71..d772deaf2e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2.1-656 | 2013-05-17 15:58:07 -0700
+
+  * Fix mutex lock problem for writers. (Bernhard Amann)
+    
 2.1-654 | 2013-05-17 13:49:52 -0700
 
   * Tweaks to sqlite3 configuration to address threading issues.
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3318fb06e3..b2233be9f2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1-654
+2.1-656
diff --git a/src/logging/Manager.cc b/src/logging/Manager.cc
index 37cc90cd78..61e15a334f 100644
--- a/src/logging/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/logging/Manager.cc
@@ -1271,9 +1271,8 @@ bool Manager::Flush(EnumVal* id)
 	return true;
 	}
 
-void Manager::FlushBuffers()
+void Manager::Terminate()
 	{
-	// Flush out cached entries in Frontend
 	for ( vector<Stream *>::iterator s = streams.begin(); s != streams.end(); ++s )
 		{
 		if ( ! *s )
@@ -1281,15 +1280,10 @@ void Manager::FlushBuffers()
 
 		for ( Stream::WriterMap::iterator i = (*s)->writers.begin();
 		      i != (*s)->writers.end(); i++ )
-			i->second->writer->FlushWriteBuffer();
+			i->second->writer->Stop();
 		}
 	}
 
-void Manager::Terminate()
-	{
-	FlushBuffers();
-	}
-
 // Timer which on dispatching rotates the filter.
 class RotationTimer : public Timer {
 public:
diff --git a/src/logging/Manager.h b/src/logging/Manager.h
index 5ee4318f65..61f6dcd8a7 100644
--- a/src/logging/Manager.h
+++ b/src/logging/Manager.h
@@ -149,12 +149,6 @@ public:
 	 */
 	bool Flush(EnumVal* id);
 
-	/**
-	 * Flushes all buffers that are currently held by writer frontends
-	 * out to the threads. Does not call the thread flush operation.
-	 */
-	void FlushBuffers();
-
 	/**
 	 * Signals the manager to shutdown at Bro's termination.
 	 */