diff --git a/pgloader/pgloader.py b/pgloader/pgloader.py
index 89ef864..d608329 100644
--- a/pgloader/pgloader.py
+++ b/pgloader/pgloader.py
@@ -436,13 +436,15 @@ class PGLoader:
             self._parse_fields('c_reformat', config.get(name, 'reformat'),
                                btype = True, argtype = 'string')
         else:
-            self.c_reformat = self.reformat = None
+            # remember reformat could have been configured from template
+            if 'c_reformat' not in self.__dict__:
+                self.c_reformat = self.reformat = None
 
         if DEBUG:
             print 'reformat', self.c_reformat
 
         # check the configure reformating is available
-        if self.c_reformat:
+        if not self.template and self.c_reformat:
             import imp
             self.reformat = []
             
@@ -481,7 +483,7 @@ class PGLoader:
                               (r_module, r_function)
                         self.config_errors += 1
 
-        if DEBUG:
+        if DEBUG and not self.template:
             print 'reformat', self.reformat
 
         ##
diff --git a/pgloader/tools.py b/pgloader/tools.py
index 3047b1a..fc7140e 100644
--- a/pgloader/tools.py
+++ b/pgloader/tools.py
@@ -85,8 +85,11 @@ class Reject:
 
         # now we close the two fds
         for f in [fd_log, fd_data]:
-            f.flush()
-            f.close()
+            try:
+                f.flush()
+                f.close()
+            except IOError, e:
+                raise PGLoader_Error, e
 
         self.errors += 1