diff --git a/src/smbios-ipmi-blobs/handler.cpp b/src/smbios-ipmi-blobs/handler.cpp
index 5d1921a..8bd7daf 100644
--- a/src/smbios-ipmi-blobs/handler.cpp
+++ b/src/smbios-ipmi-blobs/handler.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
                          sizeof(MDRSMBIOSHeader));
         smbiosFile.write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(blobPtr->buffer.data()),
                          mdrHdr.dataSize);
+        smbiosFile.close();
         blobPtr->state |= blobs::StateFlags::committing;
     }
     catch (const std::ofstream::failure& e)