diff --git a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotmarketing/image/filter/PngImageFilter.java b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotmarketing/image/filter/PngImageFilter.java
index 819381c81660..b8c0eb382674 100644
--- a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotmarketing/image/filter/PngImageFilter.java
+++ b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotmarketing/image/filter/PngImageFilter.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ public File runFilter(File file,   Map<String, String[]> parameters) {
     			writer.write(null,new IIOImage(dst,null,null),iwp);
     			ios.flush();
     			writer.dispose();
-    			ios.close();
 			}
             if (!tempResultFile.renameTo(resultFile)) {
                 throw new DotRuntimeException("unable to create file:" + resultFile);