diff --git a/CRM/Bic/Parser/Parser.php b/CRM/Bic/Parser/Parser.php
index 7b86547..b99da3b 100644
--- a/CRM/Bic/Parser/Parser.php
+++ b/CRM/Bic/Parser/Parser.php
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ protected function downloadFile($url) {
     $data = curl_exec($ch);
 
     $curl_errno = curl_errno($ch);
-    curl_close($ch);
 
     if (!$curl_errno) {
       return $data;