diff --git a/subprocess2.py b/subprocess2.py
index 364aace886..1f9c6c99e3 100644
--- a/subprocess2.py
+++ b/subprocess2.py
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ class Popen(subprocess.Popen):
     self._tee_threads(input)
     if stdout is not None:
       stdout = ''.join(stdout)
-    stderr = None
     if stderr is not None:
       stderr = ''.join(stderr)
     return (stdout, stderr)
diff --git a/tests/subprocess2_test.py b/tests/subprocess2_test.py
index 917e106af6..9d7df5bed2 100755
--- a/tests/subprocess2_test.py
+++ b/tests/subprocess2_test.py
@@ -326,6 +326,14 @@ class RegressionTest(BaseTestCase):
       self._check_res(res, None, None, 0)
     self._run_test(fn)
 
+  def test_stderr(self):
+    cmd = ['expr', '1', '/', '0']
+    p1 = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    p2 = subprocess2.Popen(cmd, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    r1 = p1.communicate()
+    r2 = p2.communicate(timeout=100)
+    self.assertEquals(r1, r2)
+
 
 class S2Test(BaseTestCase):
   # Tests that can only run in subprocess2, e.g. new functionalities.