diff --git a/server/mockfs/mockfs.go b/server/mockfs/mockfs.go
index 8e3ef123..40e0da60 100644
--- a/server/mockfs/mockfs.go
+++ b/server/mockfs/mockfs.go
@@ -206,9 +206,11 @@ func (m *MockFS) AddTrack(path string) {
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 		m.t.Fatalf("mkdir: %v", err)
 	}
-	if _, err := os.Create(abspath); err != nil {
+	f, err := os.Create(abspath)
+	if err != nil {
 		m.t.Fatalf("create track: %v", err)
 	}
+	defer f.Close()
 }
 
 func (m *MockFS) AddCover(path string) {
@@ -216,9 +218,11 @@ func (m *MockFS) AddCover(path string) {
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(abspath), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 		m.t.Fatalf("mkdir: %v", err)
 	}
-	if _, err := os.Create(abspath); err != nil {
+	f, err := os.Create(abspath)
+	if err != nil {
 		m.t.Fatalf("create cover: %v", err)
 	}
+	defer f.Close()
 }
 
 func (m *MockFS) SetTags(path string, cb func(*Tags)) {
diff --git a/server/podcasts/podcasts.go b/server/podcasts/podcasts.go
index 5bd26b04..8d4869cf 100644
--- a/server/podcasts/podcasts.go
+++ b/server/podcasts/podcasts.go
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ func (p *Podcasts) downloadPodcastCover(podPath string, podcast *db.Podcast) err
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("creating podcast cover: %w", err)
 	}
+	defer coverFile.Close()
 	if _, err := io.Copy(coverFile, resp.Body); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("writing podcast cover: %w", err)
 	}