diff --git a/OpenFlipper.cc b/OpenFlipper.cc
index 4e52dd91051f3c448b3ddcd293e73037eca61f16..915c5fee5ebb159ff76804da94fb2e15478d5a5f 100644
--- a/OpenFlipper.cc
+++ b/OpenFlipper.cc
@@ -111,62 +111,42 @@
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 
+#define CONNECT_CONSOLE                                 \
+  FILE* check = freopen("CONIN$", "r", stdin);          \
+  if (check) {                                          \
+    std::cerr << "Error reopening stdin" << std::endl;  \
+  }                                                     \
+  check = freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout);              \
+  if (check) {                                          \
+    std::cerr << "Error reopening stdout" << std::endl; \
+  }                                                     \
+  check = freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stderr);              \
+  if (check) {                                          \
+    std::cerr << "Error reopening stderr" << std::endl; \
+  }
+
   void attachConsole()
    {
      //try to attach the console of the parent process
      if (AttachConsole(-1))
      {
        //if the console was attached change stdinput and output
-       FILE* check = freopen("CONIN$", "r", stdin);
-       if (check) {
-         std::cerr << "Error reopening stdin" << std::endl;
-       }
-       check = freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout);
-       if (check) {
-         std::cerr << "Error reopening stdout" << std::endl;
-       }
-       check = freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stderr);
-       if (check) {
-         std::cerr << "Error reopening stderr" << std::endl;
-       }
+       CONNECT_CONSOLE
      }
      else
      {
        //create and attach a new console if needed
  #ifndef NDEBUG
        //always open a console in debug mode
-       AllocConsole();
+       AllocConsole();     
+       CONNECT_CONSOLE
 
-       FILE* check = freopen("CONIN$", "r", stdin);
-       if (check) {
-         std::cerr << "Error reopening stdin" << std::endl;
-       }
-       check = freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout);
-       if (check) {
-         std::cerr << "Error reopening stdout" << std::endl;
-       }
-       check = freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stderr);
-       if (check) {
-         std::cerr << "Error reopening stderr" << std::endl;
-       }
        return;
  #endif
        if (OpenFlipper::Options::logToConsole())
        {
          AllocConsole();
-
-         FILE* check = freopen("CONIN$", "r", stdin);
-         if (check) {
-           std::cerr << "Error reopening stdin" << std::endl;
-         }
-         check = freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout);
-         if (check) {
-           std::cerr << "Error reopening stdout" << std::endl;
-         }
-         check = freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stderr);
-         if (check) {
-           std::cerr << "Error reopening stderr" << std::endl;
-         }
+         CONNECT_CONSOLE
        }
      }
    }