diff --git a/lib/get_file.go b/lib/get_file.go
index 404b93a..2d45bc4 100644
--- a/lib/get_file.go
+++ b/lib/get_file.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type Info struct {
 
 var ErrNotFound = errors.New("404 not found")
 
-func (f *Forgejo) getFile(ctx context.Context, user, repo, branch, file string) (info Info, content io.Reader, err error) {
+func (f *Forgejo) getFile(ctx context.Context, user, repo, branch, file string) (info Info, content io.ReadCloser, err error) {
 	u := f.Server
 	u.Path = "/api/v1/repos/" + user + "/" + repo + "/raw/" + file
 	p := u.Query()
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (f *Forgejo) getFile(ctx context.Context, user, repo, branch, file string)
 	return
 }
 
-func (f *Forgejo) GetFile(ctx context.Context, user, repo, branch, file string) (info Info, content io.Reader, err error) {
+func (f *Forgejo) GetFile(ctx context.Context, user, repo, branch, file string) (info Info, content io.ReadCloser, err error) {
 	info, content, err = f.getFile(ctx, user, repo, branch, file)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func (f *Forgejo) GetFile(ctx context.Context, user, repo, branch, file string)
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
+		content.Close()
 		if bytes.HasPrefix(data, []byte("/")) {
 			err = ErrNotFound
 			return
diff --git a/lib/web.go b/lib/web.go
index a4a3129..d2d225b 100644
--- a/lib/web.go
+++ b/lib/web.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func (f *Forgejo) handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
 		return
 	}
+	defer content.Close()
 
 	trySet(w.Header(), "Etag", info.ETag)
 	trySet(w.Header(), "Last-Modified", info.LastModified)