diff --git a/mux_httpserver_test.go b/mux_httpserver_test.go
index 907ab91..4333346 100644
--- a/mux_httpserver_test.go
+++ b/mux_httpserver_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ func TestSchemeMatchers(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected error getting from server: %v", err)
 		}
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+
 		if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
 			t.Fatalf("expected a status code of 200, got %v", resp.StatusCode)
 		}