diff --git a/tests/test_yaml.py b/tests/test_yaml.py
index f02fabb1..dab9d81f 100644
--- a/tests/test_yaml.py
+++ b/tests/test_yaml.py
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 class YAMLTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def get_yaml_file(self):
         apps_yml = open('apps.yml')
-        return apps_yml.read()
+        contents = apps_yml.read()
+        apps_yml.close()
+        return contents
 
     def test_output_exists(self):
         assert self.get_yaml_file() is not None