diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_nsa.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_nsa.c
index f48ad83083..0aad9ea503 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_nsa.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_nsa.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void rrc_add_nsa_user(gNB_RRC_INST *rrc, rrc_gNB_ue_context_t *ue_context_p, x2a
     FILE *f = NULL;
     if (uecap_file)
       f = fopen(uecap_file, "r");
-    if(f){
+    if (f) {
       size_t size = fread(UE_NR_Capability_xer, 1, sizeof UE_NR_Capability_xer, f);
       if (size == 0 || size == sizeof UE_NR_Capability_xer)
         LOG_E(NR_RRC,"UE Capabilities XER file %s is too large (%ld)\n", uecap_file, size);
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ void rrc_add_nsa_user(gNB_RRC_INST *rrc, rrc_gNB_ue_context_t *ue_context_p, x2a
         assert(dec_rval.code == RC_OK);
         xer_fprint(stdout,&asn_DEF_NR_UE_NR_Capability,(void *)UE_Capability_nr);
       }
+      fclose(f);
     }
     else
       LOG_E(NR_RRC,"Could not open UE Capabilities input file. Not handling OAI UE Capabilities.\n");
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
index 9e09db1a72..6db1582072 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ NR_UE_RRC_INST_t* nr_rrc_init_ue(char* uecap_file, int nb_inst)
     FILE *f = NULL;
     if (uecap_file)
       f = fopen(uecap_file, "r");
-    if(f) {
+    if (f) {
       char UE_NR_Capability_xer[65536];
       size_t size = fread(UE_NR_Capability_xer, 1, sizeof UE_NR_Capability_xer, f);
       if (size == 0 || size == sizeof UE_NR_Capability_xer) {
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ NR_UE_RRC_INST_t* nr_rrc_init_ue(char* uecap_file, int nb_inst)
             xer_decode(0, &asn_DEF_NR_UE_NR_Capability, (void *)&rrc->UECap.UE_NR_Capability, UE_NR_Capability_xer, size);
         assert(dec_rval.code == RC_OK);
       }
+      fclose(f);
     }
 
     memset(&rrc->timers_and_constants, 0, sizeof(rrc->timers_and_constants));