diff --git a/photo21/views.py b/photo21/views.py
index 434be5b..bedd2a1 100644
--- a/photo21/views.py
+++ b/photo21/views.py
@@ -23,9 +23,14 @@ class MediaAccess(View):
             raise Http404
         if not os.path.isfile(file_path):
             raise Http404
-        response = FileResponse(open(file_path, 'rb'))
-        response['Cache-Control'] = 'max-age=2678400'
-        return response
+        f = open(file_path, 'rb')
+        try:
+            response = FileResponse(f)
+            response['Cache-Control'] = 'max-age=2678400'
+            return response
+        except Exception:
+            f.close()
+            raise
 
 
 class IndexView(LoginRequiredMixin, ListView):