diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d04a22fa..658b9952 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import java.util.zip.ZipFile
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
 apply plugin: 'maven'
-version="2.32"
+version="2.33"
 
 targetCompatibility = 1.7
 sourceCompatibility = 1.7
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9e50089e..f9e1b806 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>de.ruedigermoeller</groupId>
     <artifactId>fst</artifactId>
-    <version>2.32</version>
+    <version>2.33</version>
 
     <description>a fast java serialization drop in-replacement + some serialization based utils (Structs, OffHeap Memory)</description>
     <url>https://code.google.com/p/fast-serialization/</url>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/FSTConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/FSTConfiguration.java
index d829a4cf..0ca3df41 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/FSTConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/FSTConfiguration.java
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ protected FSTObjectInput getIn() {
 
     protected FSTObjectOutput getOut() {
         FSTObjectOutput fstOut = (FSTObjectOutput) streamCoderFactory.getOutput().get();
-        if ( fstOut == null ) {
+        if ( fstOut == null || fstOut.closed ) {
             streamCoderFactory.getOutput().set(new FSTObjectOutput(this));
             return getOut();
         }