--- rateup.c.orig	2011-08-16 15:42:40.820565704 +0200
+++ rateup.c	2011-08-16 15:44:15.859559278 +0200
@@ -1792,6 +1792,7 @@
   if (!(cbuf = fread (buff, 1, LENGTH_OF_BUFF, fp)))
     {
       fprintf (stderr, "%s, %s ERROR: Parameters file empty\n", bufftime, program);
+      flcose (fp);
       return (1);
     }
   fclose (fp);