diff --git a/internal/matrix/events.go b/internal/matrix/events.go
index 818ac5f..0489ea8 100644
--- a/internal/matrix/events.go
+++ b/internal/matrix/events.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func (p *processor) acceptInvite(e *RawEvent) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("http error accepting invitation: %v", err)
 	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		return p.handleErrorResponse(e, resp)
 	}
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ func (p *processor) handleVerb(e *RawEvent, cmd, arg string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("http error sending message: %v", err)
 	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		return p.handleErrorResponse(e, resp)
 	}
@@ -114,7 +116,6 @@ func (p *processor) handleVerb(e *RawEvent, cmd, arg string) error {
 }
 
 func (p *processor) handleErrorResponse(e *RawEvent, resp *http.Response) error {
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	var er errorResponse
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&er); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not decode response: %v", err)