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diff --git a/src/browser/HttpClient.zig b/src/browser/HttpClient.zig
index ea518f07..e4c7a8f2 100644
--- a/src/browser/HttpClient.zig
+++ b/src/browser/HttpClient.zig
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ pub fn request(self: *Client, req: Request) !void {
 
 fn serveFromCache(req: Request, cached: *const CachedResponse) !void {
     const response = Response.fromCached(req.ctx, cached);
+    defer switch (cached.data) {
+        .buffer => |_| {},
+        .file => |f| f.file.close(),
+    };
 
     if (req.start_callback) |cb| {
         try cb(response);
@@ -323,10 +327,6 @@ fn serveFromCache(req: Request, cached: *const CachedResponse) !void {
 
     const proceed = try req.header_callback(response);
     if (!proceed) {
-        switch (cached.data) {
-            .buffer => |_| {},
-            .file => |f| f.file.close(),
-        }
         req.error_callback(req.ctx, error.Abort);
         return;
     }
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ fn serveFromCache(req: Request, cached: *const CachedResponse) !void {
         },
         .file => |f| {
             const file = f.file;
-            defer file.close();
 
             var buf: [1024]u8 = undefined;
             var file_reader = file.reader(&buf);