diff --git a/pkg/sources/git/git.go b/pkg/sources/git/git.go
index 522405b2800e..5098022e86ea 100644
--- a/pkg/sources/git/git.go
+++ b/pkg/sources/git/git.go
@@ -827,6 +827,7 @@ func handleBinary(ctx context.Context, repo *git.Repository, chunksChan chan *so
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer reader.Close()
 
 	if handlers.HandleFile(ctx, reader, chunkSkel, chunksChan) {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/sources/s3/s3.go b/pkg/sources/s3/s3.go
index 07b88e2aecd5..cce0e0748bf8 100644
--- a/pkg/sources/s3/s3.go
+++ b/pkg/sources/s3/s3.go
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ func (s *Source) pageChunker(ctx context.Context, client *s3.S3, chunksChan chan
 				s.log.Error(err, "Could not create reader.")
 				return
 			}
+			defer reader.Close()
 
 			email := "Unknown"
 			if obj.Owner != nil {