diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/mdnet/base/Application.kt b/src/main/kotlin/mdnet/base/Application.kt
index a5e771f..7f5c0b6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/mdnet/base/Application.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/mdnet/base/Application.kt
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ fun getServer(cache: DiskLruCache, serverSettings: ServerSettings, clientSetting
                                 editor.abort()
                             }
                         }
-                        mdResponse.close()
                         respondWithImage(tee, contentLength, contentType, lastModified)
                     } else {
                         editor?.abort()
@@ -194,9 +193,9 @@ fun getServer(cache: DiskLruCache, serverSettings: ServerSettings, clientSetting
                         if (LOGGER.isTraceEnabled) {
                             LOGGER.trace("Request for $sanitizedUri is being served")
                         }
-                        mdResponse.close()
                         respondWithImage(mdResponse.body.stream, contentLength, contentType, lastModified)
                     }
+                    mdResponse.close()
                 }
             }
         }