diff --git a/pkg/madmin/api-error-response.go b/pkg/madmin/api-error-response.go
index c85c0bfbb..1cd1ff544 100644
--- a/pkg/madmin/api-error-response.go
+++ b/pkg/madmin/api-error-response.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func httpRespToErrorResponse(resp *http.Response) error {
 			Message: "Failed to parse server response.",
 		}
 	}
+	closeResponse(resp)
 	return errResp
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/madmin/profiling-commands.go b/pkg/madmin/profiling-commands.go
index 768376154..6639665af 100644
--- a/pkg/madmin/profiling-commands.go
+++ b/pkg/madmin/profiling-commands.go
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ func (adm *AdminClient) DownloadProfilingData() (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	}
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		closeResponse(resp)
 		return nil, httpRespToErrorResponse(resp)
 	}