1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-promises-file-handle-append-file.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-promises-file-handle-append-file.js
index f9abef359e..90bb6e3925 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-promises-file-handle-append-file.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-promises-file-handle-append-file.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ async function validateAppendBuffer() {
   await fileHandle.appendFile(buffer);
   const appendedFileData = fs.readFileSync(filePath);
   assert.deepStrictEqual(appendedFileData, buffer);
+
+  await fileHandle.close();
 }
 
 async function validateAppendString() {
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ async function validateAppendString() {
   const stringAsBuffer = Buffer.from(string, 'utf8');
   const appendedFileData = fs.readFileSync(filePath);
   assert.deepStrictEqual(appendedFileData, stringAsBuffer);
+
+  await fileHandle.close();
 }
 
 validateAppendBuffer()