diff --git a/service-mgmt-tools/sm-tools/sm_tools/sm_dump.py b/service-mgmt-tools/sm-tools/sm_tools/sm_dump.py
index 24919ee9..cdb8b568 100755
--- a/service-mgmt-tools/sm-tools/sm_tools/sm_dump.py
+++ b/service-mgmt-tools/sm-tools/sm_tools/sm_dump.py
@@ -191,3 +191,12 @@ def main():
         print e
         sys.exit(-1)
 
+    try:
+        sys.stdout.close()
+    except:
+        pass
+    try:
+        sys.stderr.close()
+    except:
+        pass
+