diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/ArtifactRepository.php b/src/Composer/Repository/ArtifactRepository.php
index 374f04cea..2383b2dd3 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/ArtifactRepository.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/ArtifactRepository.php
@@ -129,11 +129,15 @@ class ArtifactRepository extends ArrayRepository implements ConfigurableReposito
         $zip->open($file->getPathname());
 
         if (0 == $zip->numFiles) {
+            $zip->close();
+
             return false;
         }
 
         $foundFileIndex = $this->locateFile($zip, 'composer.json');
         if (false === $foundFileIndex) {
+            $zip->close();
+
             return false;
         }