diff --git a/pudb/__init__.py b/pudb/__init__.py
index 299c121c..c3ab2fdc 100644
--- a/pudb/__init__.py
+++ b/pudb/__init__.py
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ def _get_debugger(**kwargs):
             kwargs.setdefault("stdin", tty_file)
             kwargs.setdefault("stdout", tty_file)
             kwargs.setdefault("term_size", term_size)
-            tty_file.close()
 
         from pudb.debugger import Debugger
         dbg = Debugger(**kwargs)