diff --git a/healthcheck/healthcheck_localization.cpp b/healthcheck/healthcheck_localization.cpp
index f433794..cd2b769 100755
--- a/healthcheck/healthcheck_localization.cpp
+++ b/healthcheck/healthcheck_localization.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ void write_health_status(const std::string& status)
 {
   std::ofstream healthFile("/health_status.txt");
   healthFile << status;
-  healthFile.close();
 }
 
 void msg_callback(const geometry_msgs::msg::PoseWithCovarianceStamped::SharedPtr msg)
diff --git a/healthcheck/healthcheck_navigation.cpp b/healthcheck/healthcheck_navigation.cpp
index 484c5e8..4c5062b 100644
--- a/healthcheck/healthcheck_navigation.cpp
+++ b/healthcheck/healthcheck_navigation.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ void write_health_status(const std::string& status)
 {
   std::ofstream healthFile("/health_status.txt");
   healthFile << status;
-  healthFile.close();
 }
 
 void msg_callback(const bond::msg::Status::SharedPtr msg)