diff --git a/base/include/android-base/test_utils.h b/base/include/android-base/test_utils.h
index 9e2ea97f2..2abe68e02 100644
--- a/base/include/android-base/test_utils.h
+++ b/base/include/android-base/test_utils.h
@@ -62,16 +62,18 @@ class CapturedStdFd {
   CapturedStdFd(int std_fd);
   ~CapturedStdFd();
 
-  int fd() const;
   std::string str();
 
- private:
-  void Init();
+  void Start();
+  void Stop();
   void Reset();
 
+ private:
+  int fd() const;
+
   TemporaryFile temp_file_;
   int std_fd_;
-  int old_fd_;
+  int old_fd_ = -1;
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(CapturedStdFd);
 };
diff --git a/base/logging_test.cpp b/base/logging_test.cpp
index 75b4ea045..3113fb47a 100644
--- a/base/logging_test.cpp
+++ b/base/logging_test.cpp
@@ -206,10 +206,8 @@ static std::string make_log_pattern(android::base::LogSeverity severity,
 }
 #endif
 
-static void CheckMessage(CapturedStderr& cap, android::base::LogSeverity severity,
+static void CheckMessage(const std::string& output, android::base::LogSeverity severity,
                          const char* expected, const char* expected_tag = nullptr) {
-  std::string output = cap.str();
-
   // We can't usefully check the output of any of these on Windows because we
   // don't have std::regex, but we can at least make sure we printed at least as
   // many characters are in the log message.
@@ -231,20 +229,28 @@ static void CheckMessage(CapturedStderr& cap, android::base::LogSeverity severit
 #endif
 }
 
+static void CheckMessage(CapturedStderr& cap, android::base::LogSeverity severity,
+                         const char* expected, const char* expected_tag = nullptr) {
+  cap.Stop();
+  std::string output = cap.str();
+  return CheckMessage(output, severity, expected, expected_tag);
+}
 
-#define CHECK_LOG_STREAM_DISABLED(severity) \
-  { \
+#define CHECK_LOG_STREAM_DISABLED(severity)                      \
+  {                                                              \
     android::base::ScopedLogSeverity sls1(android::base::FATAL); \
-    CapturedStderr cap1; \
-    LOG_STREAM(severity) << "foo bar"; \
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, lseek(cap1.fd(), 0, SEEK_CUR)); \
-  } \
-  { \
+    CapturedStderr cap1;                                         \
+    LOG_STREAM(severity) << "foo bar";                           \
+    cap1.Stop();                                                 \
+    ASSERT_EQ("", cap1.str());                                   \
+  }                                                              \
+  {                                                              \
     android::base::ScopedLogSeverity sls1(android::base::FATAL); \
-    CapturedStderr cap1; \
-    LOG_STREAM(::android::base::severity) << "foo bar"; \
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, lseek(cap1.fd(), 0, SEEK_CUR)); \
-  } \
+    CapturedStderr cap1;                                         \
+    LOG_STREAM(::android::base::severity) << "foo bar";          \
+    cap1.Stop();                                                 \
+    ASSERT_EQ("", cap1.str());                                   \
+  }
 
 #define CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(severity) \
   { \
@@ -265,7 +271,7 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT_enabled) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_ERROR_disabled) {
@@ -273,7 +279,7 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_ERROR_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_ERROR_enabled) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(ERROR);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(ERROR));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_WARNING_disabled) {
@@ -281,7 +287,7 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_WARNING_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_WARNING_enabled) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(WARNING);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(WARNING));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_INFO_disabled) {
@@ -289,7 +295,7 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_INFO_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_INFO_enabled) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(INFO);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(INFO));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_DEBUG_disabled) {
@@ -297,7 +303,7 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_DEBUG_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_DEBUG_enabled) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(DEBUG);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(DEBUG));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_VERBOSE_disabled) {
@@ -305,26 +311,27 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_VERBOSE_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_VERBOSE_enabled) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(VERBOSE);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(VERBOSE));
 }
 
 #undef CHECK_LOG_STREAM_DISABLED
 #undef CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED
 
-
-#define CHECK_LOG_DISABLED(severity) \
-  { \
+#define CHECK_LOG_DISABLED(severity)                             \
+  {                                                              \
     android::base::ScopedLogSeverity sls1(android::base::FATAL); \
-    CapturedStderr cap1; \
-    LOG(severity) << "foo bar"; \
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, lseek(cap1.fd(), 0, SEEK_CUR)); \
-  } \
-  { \
+    CapturedStderr cap1;                                         \
+    LOG(severity) << "foo bar";                                  \
+    cap1.Stop();                                                 \
+    ASSERT_EQ("", cap1.str());                                   \
+  }                                                              \
+  {                                                              \
     android::base::ScopedLogSeverity sls1(android::base::FATAL); \
-    CapturedStderr cap1; \
-    LOG(::android::base::severity) << "foo bar"; \
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, lseek(cap1.fd(), 0, SEEK_CUR)); \
-  } \
+    CapturedStderr cap1;                                         \
+    LOG(::android::base::severity) << "foo bar";                 \
+    cap1.Stop();                                                 \
+    ASSERT_EQ("", cap1.str());                                   \
+  }
 
 #define CHECK_LOG_ENABLED(severity) \
   { \
@@ -350,7 +357,7 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT_enabled) {
-  CHECK_LOG_ENABLED(FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_LOG_ENABLED(FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_ERROR_disabled) {
@@ -358,7 +365,7 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_ERROR_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_ERROR_enabled) {
-  CHECK_LOG_ENABLED(ERROR);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_LOG_ENABLED(ERROR));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_WARNING_disabled) {
@@ -366,7 +373,7 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_WARNING_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_WARNING_enabled) {
-  CHECK_LOG_ENABLED(WARNING);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_LOG_ENABLED(WARNING));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_INFO_disabled) {
@@ -374,7 +381,7 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_INFO_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_INFO_enabled) {
-  CHECK_LOG_ENABLED(INFO);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_LOG_ENABLED(INFO));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_DEBUG_disabled) {
@@ -382,7 +389,7 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_DEBUG_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_DEBUG_enabled) {
-  CHECK_LOG_ENABLED(DEBUG);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_LOG_ENABLED(DEBUG));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_VERBOSE_disabled) {
@@ -390,28 +397,28 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_VERBOSE_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_VERBOSE_enabled) {
-  CHECK_LOG_ENABLED(VERBOSE);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_LOG_ENABLED(VERBOSE));
 }
 
 #undef CHECK_LOG_DISABLED
 #undef CHECK_LOG_ENABLED
 
-
 TEST(logging, LOG_complex_param) {
-#define CHECK_LOG_COMBINATION(use_scoped_log_severity_info, use_logging_severity_info)             \
-  {                                                                                                \
-    android::base::ScopedLogSeverity sls(                                                          \
-        (use_scoped_log_severity_info) ? ::android::base::INFO : ::android::base::WARNING);        \
-    CapturedStderr cap;                                                                            \
-    LOG((use_logging_severity_info) ? ::android::base::INFO : ::android::base::WARNING)            \
-        << "foobar";                                                                               \
-    if ((use_scoped_log_severity_info) || !(use_logging_severity_info)) {                          \
-      CheckMessage(cap,                                                                            \
-                   (use_logging_severity_info) ? ::android::base::INFO : ::android::base::WARNING, \
-                   "foobar");                                                                      \
-    } else {                                                                                       \
-      ASSERT_EQ(0, lseek(cap.fd(), 0, SEEK_CUR));                                                  \
-    }                                                                                              \
+#define CHECK_LOG_COMBINATION(use_scoped_log_severity_info, use_logging_severity_info)         \
+  {                                                                                            \
+    android::base::ScopedLogSeverity sls(                                                      \
+        (use_scoped_log_severity_info) ? ::android::base::INFO : ::android::base::WARNING);    \
+    CapturedStderr cap;                                                                        \
+    LOG((use_logging_severity_info) ? ::android::base::INFO : ::android::base::WARNING)        \
+        << "foobar";                                                                           \
+    if ((use_scoped_log_severity_info) || !(use_logging_severity_info)) {                      \
+      ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CheckMessage(                                                    \
+          cap, (use_logging_severity_info) ? ::android::base::INFO : ::android::base::WARNING, \
+          "foobar"));                                                                          \
+    } else {                                                                                   \
+      cap.Stop();                                                                              \
+      ASSERT_EQ("", cap.str());                                                                \
+    }                                                                                          \
   }
 
   CHECK_LOG_COMBINATION(false,false);
@@ -429,7 +436,7 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_does_not_clobber_errno) {
   LOG(INFO) << (errno = 67890);
   EXPECT_EQ(12345, errno) << "errno was not restored";
 
-  CheckMessage(cap, android::base::INFO, "67890");
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CheckMessage(cap, android::base::INFO, "67890"));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, PLOG_does_not_clobber_errno) {
@@ -438,7 +445,7 @@ TEST(logging, PLOG_does_not_clobber_errno) {
   PLOG(INFO) << (errno = 67890);
   EXPECT_EQ(12345, errno) << "errno was not restored";
 
-  CheckMessage(cap, android::base::INFO, "67890");
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CheckMessage(cap, android::base::INFO, "67890"));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_does_not_have_dangling_if) {
@@ -464,19 +471,21 @@ TEST(logging, LOG_does_not_have_dangling_if) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(flag) << "LOG macro probably has a dangling if with no else";
 }
 
-#define CHECK_PLOG_DISABLED(severity) \
-  { \
+#define CHECK_PLOG_DISABLED(severity)                            \
+  {                                                              \
     android::base::ScopedLogSeverity sls1(android::base::FATAL); \
-    CapturedStderr cap1; \
-    PLOG(severity) << "foo bar"; \
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, lseek(cap1.fd(), 0, SEEK_CUR)); \
-  } \
-  { \
+    CapturedStderr cap1;                                         \
+    PLOG(severity) << "foo bar";                                 \
+    cap1.Stop();                                                 \
+    ASSERT_EQ("", cap1.str());                                   \
+  }                                                              \
+  {                                                              \
     android::base::ScopedLogSeverity sls1(android::base::FATAL); \
-    CapturedStderr cap1; \
-    PLOG(severity) << "foo bar"; \
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, lseek(cap1.fd(), 0, SEEK_CUR)); \
-  } \
+    CapturedStderr cap1;                                         \
+    PLOG(severity) << "foo bar";                                 \
+    cap1.Stop();                                                 \
+    ASSERT_EQ("", cap1.str());                                   \
+  }
 
 #define CHECK_PLOG_ENABLED(severity) \
   { \
@@ -504,7 +513,7 @@ TEST(logging, PLOG_FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, PLOG_FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT_enabled) {
-  CHECK_PLOG_ENABLED(FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_PLOG_ENABLED(FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, PLOG_ERROR_disabled) {
@@ -512,7 +521,7 @@ TEST(logging, PLOG_ERROR_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, PLOG_ERROR_enabled) {
-  CHECK_PLOG_ENABLED(ERROR);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_PLOG_ENABLED(ERROR));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, PLOG_WARNING_disabled) {
@@ -520,7 +529,7 @@ TEST(logging, PLOG_WARNING_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, PLOG_WARNING_enabled) {
-  CHECK_PLOG_ENABLED(WARNING);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_PLOG_ENABLED(WARNING));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, PLOG_INFO_disabled) {
@@ -528,7 +537,7 @@ TEST(logging, PLOG_INFO_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, PLOG_INFO_enabled) {
-  CHECK_PLOG_ENABLED(INFO);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_PLOG_ENABLED(INFO));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, PLOG_DEBUG_disabled) {
@@ -536,7 +545,7 @@ TEST(logging, PLOG_DEBUG_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, PLOG_DEBUG_enabled) {
-  CHECK_PLOG_ENABLED(DEBUG);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_PLOG_ENABLED(DEBUG));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, PLOG_VERBOSE_disabled) {
@@ -544,7 +553,7 @@ TEST(logging, PLOG_VERBOSE_disabled) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, PLOG_VERBOSE_enabled) {
-  CHECK_PLOG_ENABLED(VERBOSE);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CHECK_PLOG_ENABLED(VERBOSE));
 }
 
 #undef CHECK_PLOG_DISABLED
@@ -557,7 +566,7 @@ TEST(logging, UNIMPLEMENTED) {
   CapturedStderr cap;
   errno = ENOENT;
   UNIMPLEMENTED(ERROR);
-  CheckMessage(cap, android::base::ERROR, expected.c_str());
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CheckMessage(cap, android::base::ERROR, expected.c_str()));
 }
 
 static void NoopAborter(const char* msg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED) {
@@ -565,17 +574,19 @@ static void NoopAborter(const char* msg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED) {
 }
 
 TEST(logging, LOG_FATAL_NOOP_ABORTER) {
+  CapturedStderr cap;
   {
     android::base::SetAborter(NoopAborter);
 
     android::base::ScopedLogSeverity sls(android::base::ERROR);
-    CapturedStderr cap;
     LOG(FATAL) << "foobar";
-    CheckMessage(cap, android::base::FATAL, "foobar");
-    CheckMessage(cap, android::base::ERROR, "called noop");
+    cap.Stop();
 
     android::base::SetAborter(android::base::DefaultAborter);
   }
+  std::string output = cap.str();
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CheckMessage(output, android::base::FATAL, "foobar"));
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(CheckMessage(output, android::base::ERROR, "called noop"));
 
   ASSERT_DEATH({SuppressAbortUI(); LOG(FATAL) << "foobar";}, "foobar");
 }
@@ -619,25 +630,21 @@ TEST(logging, SetDefaultTag) {
     LOG(INFO) << expected_msg;
     android::base::SetDefaultTag(old_default_tag);
   }
-  CheckMessage(cap, android::base::LogSeverity::INFO, expected_msg, expected_tag);
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(
+      CheckMessage(cap, android::base::LogSeverity::INFO, expected_msg, expected_tag));
 }
 
 TEST(logging, StdioLogger) {
-  std::string err_str;
-  std::string out_str;
-  {
-    CapturedStderr cap_err;
-    CapturedStdout cap_out;
-    android::base::SetLogger(android::base::StdioLogger);
-    LOG(INFO) << "out";
-    LOG(ERROR) << "err";
-    err_str = cap_err.str();
-    out_str = cap_out.str();
-  }
+  CapturedStderr cap_err;
+  CapturedStdout cap_out;
+  android::base::SetLogger(android::base::StdioLogger);
+  LOG(INFO) << "out";
+  LOG(ERROR) << "err";
+  cap_err.Stop();
+  cap_out.Stop();
 
   // For INFO we expect just the literal "out\n".
-  ASSERT_EQ("out\n", out_str) << out_str;
+  ASSERT_EQ("out\n", cap_out.str());
   // Whereas ERROR logging includes the program name.
-  ASSERT_EQ(android::base::Basename(android::base::GetExecutablePath()) + ": err\n", err_str)
-      << err_str;
+  ASSERT_EQ(android::base::Basename(android::base::GetExecutablePath()) + ": err\n", cap_err.str());
 }
diff --git a/base/test_utils.cpp b/base/test_utils.cpp
index 5096369e7..4d9466b30 100644
--- a/base/test_utils.cpp
+++ b/base/test_utils.cpp
@@ -126,11 +126,13 @@ bool TemporaryDir::init(const std::string& tmp_dir) {
 }
 
 CapturedStdFd::CapturedStdFd(int std_fd) : std_fd_(std_fd), old_fd_(-1) {
-  Init();
+  Start();
 }
 
 CapturedStdFd::~CapturedStdFd() {
-  Reset();
+  if (old_fd_ != -1) {
+    Stop();
+  }
 }
 
 int CapturedStdFd::fd() const {
@@ -144,19 +146,28 @@ std::string CapturedStdFd::str() {
   return result;
 }
 
-void CapturedStdFd::Init() {
+void CapturedStdFd::Reset() {
+  // Do not reset while capturing.
+  CHECK_EQ(-1, old_fd_);
+  CHECK_EQ(0, TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(lseek(fd(), 0, SEEK_SET)));
+  CHECK_EQ(0, ftruncate(fd(), 0));
+}
+
+void CapturedStdFd::Start() {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
   // On Windows, stderr is often buffered, so make sure it is unbuffered so
   // that we can immediately read back what was written to stderr.
-  if (std_fd_ == STDERR_FILENO) CHECK_EQ(0, setvbuf(stderr, NULL, _IONBF, 0));
+  if (std_fd_ == STDERR_FILENO) CHECK_EQ(0, setvbuf(stderr, nullptr, _IONBF, 0));
 #endif
   old_fd_ = dup(std_fd_);
   CHECK_NE(-1, old_fd_);
   CHECK_NE(-1, dup2(fd(), std_fd_));
 }
 
-void CapturedStdFd::Reset() {
+void CapturedStdFd::Stop() {
+  CHECK_NE(-1, old_fd_);
   CHECK_NE(-1, dup2(old_fd_, std_fd_));
-  CHECK_EQ(0, close(old_fd_));
+  close(old_fd_);
+  old_fd_ = -1;
   // Note: cannot restore prior setvbuf() setting.
 }
diff --git a/base/test_utils_test.cpp b/base/test_utils_test.cpp
index 597271a72..15a79dd9d 100644
--- a/base/test_utils_test.cpp
+++ b/base/test_utils_test.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 #include "android-base/test_utils.h"
 
 #include <gtest/gtest-spi.h>
@@ -42,5 +44,43 @@ TEST(TestUtilsTest, ExpectNotMatch) {
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_NOT_MATCH("foobar", R"(foobar)"), "regex mismatch");
 }
 
+TEST(TestUtilsTest, CaptureStdout_smoke) {
+  CapturedStdout cap;
+  printf("This should be captured.\n");
+  cap.Stop();
+  printf("This will not be captured.\n");
+  ASSERT_EQ("This should be captured.\n", cap.str());
+
+  cap.Start();
+  printf("And this text should be captured too.\n");
+  cap.Stop();
+  ASSERT_EQ("This should be captured.\nAnd this text should be captured too.\n", cap.str());
+
+  printf("Still not going to be captured.\n");
+  cap.Reset();
+  cap.Start();
+  printf("Only this will be captured.\n");
+  ASSERT_EQ("Only this will be captured.\n", cap.str());
+}
+
+TEST(TestUtilsTest, CaptureStderr_smoke) {
+  CapturedStderr cap;
+  fprintf(stderr, "This should be captured.\n");
+  cap.Stop();
+  fprintf(stderr, "This will not be captured.\n");
+  ASSERT_EQ("This should be captured.\n", cap.str());
+
+  cap.Start();
+  fprintf(stderr, "And this text should be captured too.\n");
+  cap.Stop();
+  ASSERT_EQ("This should be captured.\nAnd this text should be captured too.\n", cap.str());
+
+  fprintf(stderr, "Still not going to be captured.\n");
+  cap.Reset();
+  cap.Start();
+  fprintf(stderr, "Only this will be captured.\n");
+  ASSERT_EQ("Only this will be captured.\n", cap.str());
+}
+
 }  // namespace base
 }  // namespace android