diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions.php b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
index 2388ae66b4..1baa7abd9a 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
@@ -2945,7 +2945,7 @@ function msg_handler($errno, $msg_text, $errfile, $errline)
 				{
 					if (@extension_loaded('zlib') && !headers_sent())
 					{
-						ob_flush();
+						@ob_flush();
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -3662,6 +3662,9 @@ function exit_handler()
 		}
 	}
 
+	// As a pre-caution... some setups display a blank page if the flush() is not there.
+	@flush();
+
 	exit;
 }