diff --git a/linux/Battery.c b/linux/Battery.c
index 34a24011..aedacabc 100644
--- a/linux/Battery.c
+++ b/linux/Battery.c
@@ -110,16 +110,13 @@ static ACPresence procAcpiCheck() {
       char statePath[50];
       xSnprintf((char *) statePath, sizeof statePath, "%s/%s/state", power_supplyPath, entryName);
       FILE* file = fopen(statePath, "r");
-
       if (!file) {
          isOn = AC_ERROR;
          continue;
       }
-
       char* line = String_readLine(file);
-      if (!line) continue;
-
       fclose(file);
+      if (!line) continue;
 
       const char *isOnline = String_getToken(line, 2);
       free(line);