diff --git a/src/daemon/dlt-daemon.c b/src/daemon/dlt-daemon.c
index 9a1bb842..15ac8630 100644
--- a/src/daemon/dlt-daemon.c
+++ b/src/daemon/dlt-daemon.c
@@ -573,20 +573,26 @@ int option_file_parser(DltDaemonLocal *daemon_local)
                     else if (strcmp(token, "RingbufferMinSize") == 0)
                     {
                         if (dlt_daemon_check_numeric_setting(token,
-                                value, &(daemon_local->RingbufferMinSize)) < 0)
+                                value, &(daemon_local->RingbufferMinSize)) < 0) {
+                            fclose (pFile);
                             return -1;
+                        }
                     }
                     else if (strcmp(token, "RingbufferMaxSize") == 0)
                     {
                         if (dlt_daemon_check_numeric_setting(token,
-                                value, &(daemon_local->RingbufferMaxSize)) < 0)
+                                value, &(daemon_local->RingbufferMaxSize)) < 0) {
+                            fclose (pFile);
                             return -1;
+                        }
                     }
                     else if (strcmp(token, "RingbufferStepSize") == 0)
                     {
                         if (dlt_daemon_check_numeric_setting(token,
-                                value, &(daemon_local->RingbufferStepSize)) < 0)
+                                value, &(daemon_local->RingbufferStepSize)) < 0) {
+                            fclose (pFile);
                             return -1;
+                        }
                     }
                     else if (strcmp(token, "SharedMemorySize") == 0)
                     {
@@ -755,8 +761,10 @@ int option_file_parser(DltDaemonLocal *daemon_local)
                     else if (strcmp(token, "DaemonFIFOSize") == 0)
                     {
                         if (dlt_daemon_check_numeric_setting(token,
-                                value, &(daemon_local->daemonFifoSize)) < 0)
+                                value, &(daemon_local->daemonFifoSize)) < 0) {
+                            fclose (pFile);
                             return -1;
+                        }
 #ifndef __linux__
                             printf("Option DaemonFIFOSize is set but only supported on Linux. Ignored.\n");
 #endif