diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp
index 7283bd50b..62f583742 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ namespace hex {
             else if (it - s_providers.begin() == s_currentProvider)
                 setCurrentProvider(0);
 
+            provider->close();
             delete provider;
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp
index 7169bd210..f29d8e79e 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ namespace hex::prv {
     Provider::~Provider() {
         for (auto &overlay : this->m_overlays)
             this->deleteOverlay(overlay);
-        this->close();
     }
 
     void Provider::read(u64 offset, void *buffer, size_t size, bool overlays) {