diff --git a/libctru/source/services/httpc.c b/libctru/source/services/httpc.c
index e299b8d..a9095c3 100644
--- a/libctru/source/services/httpc.c
+++ b/libctru/source/services/httpc.c
@@ -39,12 +39,18 @@ Result httpcOpenContext(httpcContext *context, char* url, u32 use_defaultproxy)
 	if(ret!=0)return ret;
 
 	ret = HTTPC_InitializeConnectionSession(context->servhandle, context->httphandle);
-	if(ret!=0)return ret;
+	if(ret!=0) {
+		svcCloseHandle(context->servhandle);
+		return ret;
+        }
 
 	if(use_defaultproxy==0)return 0;
 
 	ret = HTTPC_SetProxyDefault(context->servhandle, context->httphandle);
-	if(ret!=0)return ret;
+	if(ret!=0) {
+		svcCloseHandle(context->servhandle);
+		return ret;
+        }
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -54,7 +60,6 @@ Result httpcCloseContext(httpcContext *context)
 	Result ret=0;
 
 	ret = HTTPC_CloseContext(context->servhandle, context->httphandle);
-
 	svcCloseHandle(context->servhandle);
 
 	return ret;