diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index d99e231..b23b2a7 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 What's New in IDLE 3.2.4?
 =========================
 
-- Issue #13532: Check that arguments to sys.stdout.write are strings.
+- Issue #13532, #15319: Check that arguments to sys.stdout.write are strings.
 
 - Issue # 12510: Attempt to get certain tool tips no longer crashes IDLE.
   Erroneous tool tips have been corrected. Default added for callables.
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/run.py b/Lib/idlelib/run.py
index 5c9c381..4296aaf 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/run.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/run.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
         """Override base method"""
         executive = Executive(self)
         self.register("exec", executive)
-        sys.stdin = self.console = _RPCFile(self.get_remote_proxy("stdin"))
+        sys.stdin = self.console = self.get_remote_proxy("stdin")
         sys.stdout = _RPCFile(self.get_remote_proxy("stdout"))
         sys.stderr = _RPCFile(self.get_remote_proxy("stderr"))
         # page help() text to shell.