diff --git a/lib/discover/global.go b/lib/discover/global.go
index be70e1775..c944f0a2c 100644
--- a/lib/discover/global.go
+++ b/lib/discover/global.go
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ func (c *idCheckingHTTPClient) Get(ctx context.Context, url string) (*http.Respo
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if err := c.check(resp); err != nil {
+		resp.Body.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@ func (c *idCheckingHTTPClient) Post(ctx context.Context, url, ctype string, data
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if err := c.check(resp); err != nil {
+		resp.Body.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/upnp/upnp.go b/lib/upnp/upnp.go
index 800218694..854bc7bf3 100644
--- a/lib/upnp/upnp.go
+++ b/lib/upnp/upnp.go
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ func soapRequestWithIP(ctx context.Context, url, service, function, message stri
 		l.Debugln("SOAP do:", err)
 		return resp, err
 	}
+	defer r.Body.Close()
 
 	resp, err = io.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -616,8 +617,6 @@ func soapRequestWithIP(ctx context.Context, url, service, function, message stri
 
 	l.Debugf("SOAP Response: %s\n\n%s\n\n", r.Status, resp)
 
-	r.Body.Close()
-
 	if r.StatusCode >= 400 {
 		return resp, errors.New(function + ": " + r.Status)
 	}