1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Handle.cc b/lib/Handle.cc
index 84004b0..ca2c971 100644
--- a/lib/Handle.cc
+++ b/lib/Handle.cc
@@ -246,10 +246,12 @@ void Handle::close() throw (GeneralException) {
 		}
 	    }
 	} else {
-	    int err = ::close(h);
-	    if (err) {
-		throw GeneralException(String(_("Error during close: ")) + strerror(errno));
-	    }
+            if (!hFile) {
+	        int err = ::close(h);
+	        if (err) {
+		    throw GeneralException(String(_("Error during close: ")) + strerror(errno));
+	        }
+            }
 	}
     }