diff --git a/libmproxy/console/__init__.py b/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
index b2f4d96c7..559c78d4a 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
             flows = []
             for path in paths:
                 path = os.path.expanduser(path)
-                f = file(path, "rb")
-                flows.extend(list(flow.FlowReader(f).stream()))
+                with file(path, "rb") as f:
+                    flows.extend(list(flow.FlowReader(f).stream()))
         except (IOError, flow.FlowReadError), v:
             return True, v.strerror
         return False, flows
diff --git a/libmproxy/dump.py b/libmproxy/dump.py
index c4a70a146..70f175f6a 100644
--- a/libmproxy/dump.py
+++ b/libmproxy/dump.py
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ class DumpMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
             flows = []
             for path in paths:
                 path = os.path.expanduser(path)
-                f = file(path, "rb")
-                flows.extend(list(flow.FlowReader(f).stream()))
+                with file(path, "rb") as f:
+                    flows.extend(list(flow.FlowReader(f).stream()))
         except (IOError, flow.FlowReadError), v:
             raise DumpError(v.strerror)
         return flows