diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 5a8a8b04..2f844357 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-0.9.2 (2014-09-21)
+0.9.4 (2014-10-08)
+    * Bug fix (#179): close stat file after load
+
+0.9.3 (2014-09-21)
     * Support new encryption method "rc4-md5"
 
 0.9.2 (2014-07-23)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2b93473a..1265ca8f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ COW 是一个简化穿墙的 HTTP 代理服务器。它能自动检测被墙网
 
 [English README](README-en.md).
 
-当前版本：0.9.3 [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG)
+当前版本：0.9.4 [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG)
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/cyfdecyf/cow.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/cyfdecyf/cow)
 
 **欢迎在 develop branch 进行开发并发送 pull request :)**
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 3e7a11ba..8784fe01 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	version           = "0.9.3"
+	version           = "0.9.4"
 	defaultListenAddr = "127.0.0.1:7777"
 )
 
diff --git a/install-cow.sh b/install-cow.sh
index 63254464..84a4ddeb 100755
--- a/install-cow.sh
+++ b/install-cow.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-version=0.9.3
+version=0.9.4
 
 arch=`uname -m`
 case $arch in
diff --git a/sitestat.go b/sitestat.go
index 5c4d5cc0..e5c0ceb1 100644
--- a/sitestat.go
+++ b/sitestat.go
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func (ss *SiteStat) store(statPath string) (err error) {
 	os.Remove(statPath + ".bak")
 	os.Rename(statPath, statPath+".bak")
 	if err = os.Rename(f.Name(), statPath); err != nil {
-		errl.Println("can't rename newly created stat file", err)
+		errl.Println("rename new stat file", err)
 		return
 	}
 	return
@@ -381,12 +381,12 @@ func (ss *SiteStat) load(file string) (err error) {
 			}
 		}
 	}()
-	var exists bool
-	if exists, err = isFileExists(file); err != nil {
+	var exist bool
+	if exist, err = isFileExists(file); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error loading stat:", err)
 		return
 	}
-	if !exists {
+	if !exist {
 		return
 	}
 	var f *os.File
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ func (ss *SiteStat) load(file string) (err error) {
 		fmt.Printf("Error opening site stat %s: %v\n", file, err)
 		return
 	}
+	defer f.Close()
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(f)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error reading site stat:", err)