diff --git a/postCollection.go b/postCollection.go
index 85c3323..e03129a 100644
--- a/postCollection.go
+++ b/postCollection.go
@@ -52,18 +52,22 @@ func verifyFolderModification() bool {
 	f, err := os.Open("./posts")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("file-error here: \n", f)
+		f.Close()
 		return false
 	}
 	info, err := f.Stat()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("info here: \n", info)
+		f.Close()
 		return false
 	}
 	_modTime := info.ModTime()
 	if modTime != _modTime {
 		modTime = _modTime
+		f.Close()
 		return true
 	}
+	f.Close()
 	return false
 }