diff --git a/hipchat/hipchat.go b/hipchat/hipchat.go
index 1aec48d..6920a93 100644
--- a/hipchat/hipchat.go
+++ b/hipchat/hipchat.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func (h *HipchatClient) Notify(msg, color string) error {
 		log.Printf("Could not post to hipchat for the reason %s", err.Error())
 		return err
 	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	_, err = ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {