diff --git a/backend/src/media-server.js b/backend/src/media-server.js
index 01f9ebb7d..8f72757ca 100644
--- a/backend/src/media-server.js
+++ b/backend/src/media-server.js
@@ -632,6 +632,8 @@ function getFileType(path) {
                 };
             }
             return info;
+        }).finally(() => {
+            return FS.closeAsync(fd);
         });
     });
 }