diff --git a/source/arm11/open_agb_firm.c b/source/arm11/open_agb_firm.c
index cc2fe6b..9220620 100644
--- a/source/arm11/open_agb_firm.c
+++ b/source/arm11/open_agb_firm.c
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ static Result loadGbaRom(const char *const path, u32 *const romSizeOut)
 			u32 read;
 			while((res = fRead(f, ptr, 0x100000u, &read)) == RES_OK && read == 0x100000u)
 				ptr += 0x100000u;
+			fClose(f);
 
 			// use the gbaatm cheat
 			char gamecode[5];
@@ -400,11 +401,14 @@ static Result loadGbaRom(const char *const path, u32 *const romSizeOut)
 			debug_printf("cheat res: %s => %d\n", gamecode, err);
 			acl_close_lib();
 			fini_current_cheat();
+
 			*romSizeOut = fixRomPadding(fileSize);
 		}
-		else res = RES_ROM_TOO_BIG;
-
-		fClose(f);
+		else 
+		{
+			res = RES_ROM_TOO_BIG;
+			fClose(f);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return res;