diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bcdc49c..81c4b4f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ def environment():
     '''Verify the data has been written'''
     print("\nVerifying data..")
     verify = open(".env")
-    if data == verify.read():
+    readData = verify.read()
+    verify.close()
+    if data == readData:
         print("Data written successfully")
         return
     else: