diff --git a/src/functions.c b/src/functions.c
index abec004..ce84b84 100644
--- a/src/functions.c
+++ b/src/functions.c
@@ -121,34 +121,41 @@ void log_debug_set(int value) {
 void logmsg(int level, const char *msg, ...) {
 
    va_list ap;
-   static char oldmsg[1024] = "";
+   static char oldmsg[20][256];
+   static int curroldmsg = 0;
    char newmsg[1024];
+   int i;
 
    va_start(ap, msg);
    vsnprintf((char*)&newmsg, 1024, msg, ap);
    va_end(ap);
 
-   if (strncmp(newmsg,(char*)&oldmsg,1024) != 0)  /* only log the same message once */
-   {
-      switch (level) {
-            case LOG_MARK:
-	       fprintf(stderr,"Info: ******************************\n");
-	       fprintf(stderr,"Info: %s\n",(char*)&newmsg);
-	       fprintf(stderr,"Info: ******************************\n");
-	       break;
-            case LOG_WARNING:
-	       fprintf(stderr,"Warning: %s\n",(char*)&newmsg);
-	       break;
-	    case LOG_ERROR:
-	       fprintf(stderr,"Error: %s\n",(char*)&newmsg);
-	       break;
-            case LOG_DEBUG:
-               if (debug_log == 1) fprintf(stderr,"DEBUG: %s\n",(char*)&newmsg);
-               break;
-	    default:
-	       break;
-      }
-      strncpy(oldmsg,newmsg,1024);
+   for (i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+      /* only log the same message once */
+      if (!strncmp(newmsg,(char*)&(oldmsg[i]),256)) return;
+   }
+
+   switch (level) {
+      case LOG_MARK:
+          fprintf(stderr,"Info: ******************************\n");
+          fprintf(stderr,"Info: %s\n",(char*)&newmsg);
+          fprintf(stderr,"Info: ******************************\n");
+          break;
+      case LOG_WARNING:
+          fprintf(stderr,"Warning: %s\n",(char*)&newmsg);
+          break;
+      case LOG_ERROR:
+          fprintf(stderr,"Error: %s\n",(char*)&newmsg);
+          break;
+      case LOG_DEBUG:
+          if (debug_log == 1) fprintf(stderr,"DEBUG: %s\n",(char*)&newmsg);
+          break;
+      default:
+          break;
+   }
+   if ((level == LOG_WARNING) || (level == LOG_ERROR)) {
+      strncpy(oldmsg[curroldmsg++],newmsg,256);
+      if (curroldmsg >= 20) curroldmsg = 0;
    }
 }