diff --git a/plugins/edsm.py b/plugins/edsm.py
index d82c0fc0..fc46a5a3 100644
--- a/plugins/edsm.py
+++ b/plugins/edsm.py
@@ -634,8 +634,6 @@ def worker() -> None:
 
                         pending = []
 
-                    r.close()
-
                 break  # No exception, so assume success
 
             except Exception as e: