diff --git a/wallamanta/helpers.py b/wallamanta/helpers.py
index 9f36b11..8bda1e6 100644
--- a/wallamanta/helpers.py
+++ b/wallamanta/helpers.py
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ def create_image(article):
     image.paste(product_image, (int((width/3)-(product_image.size[0]/2)), int((height/2) - (product_image.size[1]/2))))
     # guardamos la imagen con otro nombre
     image.save(f"/app/data/images/products/{article['id']}_composed.png", quality=95)
+    image.close()
+    product_image.close()
 
 def get_publish_date(article):
     article_date = article['creation_date']
@@ -166,15 +168,17 @@ def send_article(article, product):
     #markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
     keyboard = {'inline_keyboard':[[{'text':'Ir al anuncio','url':f'https://es.wallapop.com/item/{article["web_slug"]}'}]]}
 
+    image = open(f"/app/data/images/products/{article['id']}_composed.png", 'rb')
     files = {
         'chat_id': (None, product['telegram_user_id']),
-        'photo': open(f"/app/data/images/products/{article['id']}_composed.png", 'rb'),
+        'photo': image,
         'caption': (None, text),
         'parse_mode': (None, ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2),
         'reply_markup': (None, keyboard),
     }
 
     response = requests.post(f'https://api.telegram.org/bot{constants.TELEGRAM_TOKEN}/sendPhoto', files=files)
+    image.close()
 
     #response = await application.bot.send_photo(chat_id=product['telegram_user_id'], photo=open(f"/app/data/images/products/{article['id']}_composed.png", 'rb'), caption=text, parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2, reply_markup=markup)
     #logging.info(requests.post(url, files=files).content)