diff --git a/service-mgmt/sm-common-1.0.0/src/sm_node_utils.c b/service-mgmt/sm-common-1.0.0/src/sm_node_utils.c
index e006d5b5..d4d14792 100644
--- a/service-mgmt/sm-common-1.0.0/src/sm_node_utils.c
+++ b/service-mgmt/sm-common-1.0.0/src/sm_node_utils.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ SmErrorT sm_node_utils_set_unhealthy( void )
                   SM_NODE_UNHEALTHY_FILE, strerror(errno) );
         return( SM_FAILED );
     }
-
+    close(fd);
     return( SM_OKAY );
 }
 // ****************************************************************************