diff --git a/src/utils/utils.hpp b/src/utils/utils.hpp
index c61db30..fdef76c 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/utils.hpp
@@ -455,7 +455,9 @@ namespace detail {
     }
 
     inline void file_deleter(std::FILE* ptr) {
-        fclose(ptr);
+        if(ptr) {
+            fclose(ptr);
+        }
     }
 }
 }