diff --git a/gym/monitoring/monitor.py b/gym/monitoring/monitor.py
index 9515e8af0..61e7e5a90 100644
--- a/gym/monitoring/monitor.py
+++ b/gym/monitoring/monitor.py
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ class Monitor(object):
             logger.error('Could not close renderer for %s: %s', key, e)
 
         self.enabled = False
+        # Remove the env's pointer to this monitor
+        del self.env._monitor
         # Stop tracking this for autoclose
         del monitors[self.monitor_id]
 
diff --git a/gym/monitoring/tests/test_monitor.py b/gym/monitoring/tests/test_monitor.py
index ee62666d8..bcf26c597 100644
--- a/gym/monitoring/tests/test_monitor.py
+++ b/gym/monitoring/tests/test_monitor.py
@@ -45,3 +45,18 @@ def test_video_callable():
             pass
         else:
             assert False
+
+def test_env_reuse():
+    with tempdir() as temp:
+        env = gym.make('CartPole-v0')
+        env.monitor.start(temp)
+        env.monitor.close()
+
+        env.monitor.start(temp, force=True)
+        env.reset()
+        env.step(env.action_space.sample())
+        env.step(env.action_space.sample())
+        env.monitor.close()
+
+        results = monitor.load_results(temp)
+        assert results['episode_lengths'] == [2], 'Results: {}'.format(results)