diff --git a/src/zip.cpp b/src/zip.cpp
index 121b824..f2e458f 100644
--- a/src/zip.cpp
+++ b/src/zip.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> list(const fs::path &filepath)
         toc.emplace_back(archive_entry_pathname_utf8(entry));
         archive_read_data_skip(zipfile);
     }
+
     close_file(zipfile, filepath);
 
     return toc;
@@ -69,12 +70,15 @@ std::string read_file(const fs::path &filepath, std::string_view entry_path)
 
             if (result_length != length)
             {
+                close_file(zipfile, filepath);
+
                 throw exception{
                     format(translate("Could not read {0:s} in {1:s}.").str(),
                            entry_path, filepath.string())};
             }
 
             close_file(zipfile, filepath);
+
             return filecontents;
         }
         archive_read_data_skip(zipfile);
@@ -95,6 +99,8 @@ struct archive *open_file(const fs::path &filepath)
     auto result{archive_read_open_filename(zipfile, filepath.c_str(), 10240)};
     if (result != ARCHIVE_OK)
     {
+        close_file(zipfile, filepath);
+
         throw exception{format(translate("Could not open {0:s}.").str(),
                                filepath.string())};
     }