diff --git a/core/utils.c b/core/utils.c
index 32daa211..8b525ec8 100644
--- a/core/utils.c
+++ b/core/utils.c
@@ -3299,6 +3299,21 @@ pid_t uwsgi_run_command(char *command, int *stdin_fd, int stdout_fd) {
 	if (stdin_fd) {
 		close(stdin_fd[1]);
 	}
+	else {
+		if (!uwsgi_valid_fd(0)) {
+			int in_fd = open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY);
+			if (in_fd < 0) {
+				uwsgi_error_open("/dev/null");
+			}
+			else {
+				if (in_fd != 0) {
+					if (dup2(in_fd, 0)) {
+						uwsgi_error("dup2()");
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (stdout_fd > -1 && stdout_fd != 1) {
 		if (dup2(stdout_fd, 1) < 0) {
@@ -4849,3 +4864,11 @@ char *uwsgi_strip(char *src) {
 
 	return dst;
 }
+
+int uwsgi_valid_fd(int fd) {
+	int ret = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index 465f9ed7..04e279c5 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -3580,6 +3580,7 @@ void uwsgi_legion_atexit(void);
 #endif
 
 struct uwsgi_option *uwsgi_opt_get(char *);
+int uwsgi_valid_fd(int);
 
 void uwsgi_check_emperor(void);
 #ifdef UWSGI_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY