diff --git a/source/libublsettings-config.c b/source/libublsettings-config.c
index bf6752d..0f85427 100644
--- a/source/libublsettings-config.c
+++ b/source/libublsettings-config.c
@@ -1520,6 +1520,7 @@ char *yon_config_save_args_simple(char *path, ...){
                     char *final_string = yon_char_unite(command,"\n",output_string,NULL);
                     free(output_string);
                     if (!yon_char_is_empty(final_string)){
+                        fclose(file);
                         return final_string;
                     }
                 } else {