diff --git a/accounts/pkg/indexer/index/cs3/autoincrement.go b/accounts/pkg/indexer/index/cs3/autoincrement.go
index 4fab26708b..6a9f013bd8 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/indexer/index/cs3/autoincrement.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/indexer/index/cs3/autoincrement.go
@@ -269,10 +269,13 @@ func (idx *Autoincrement) createSymlink(oldname, newname string) error {
 		return os.ErrExist
 	}
 
-	_, err = idx.dataProvider.put(newname, strings.NewReader(oldname), t)
+	resp, err := idx.dataProvider.put(newname, strings.NewReader(oldname), t)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err = resp.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return nil
 
@@ -300,7 +303,9 @@ func (idx *Autoincrement) resolveSymlink(name string) (string, error) {
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
-
+	}
+	if err = resp.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+		return "", err
 	}
 	return string(b), err
 }
diff --git a/accounts/pkg/indexer/index/cs3/non_unique.go b/accounts/pkg/indexer/index/cs3/non_unique.go
index 21949c3f4e..8e738b8dbd 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/indexer/index/cs3/non_unique.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/indexer/index/cs3/non_unique.go
@@ -336,10 +336,13 @@ func (idx *NonUnique) createSymlink(oldname, newname string) error {
 		return os.ErrExist
 	}
 
-	_, err = idx.dataProvider.put(newname, strings.NewReader(oldname), t)
+	resp, err := idx.dataProvider.put(newname, strings.NewReader(oldname), t)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err = resp.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return nil
 
@@ -367,7 +370,9 @@ func (idx *NonUnique) resolveSymlink(name string) (string, error) {
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
-
+	}
+	if err = resp.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+		return "", err
 	}
 	return string(b), err
 }
diff --git a/accounts/pkg/indexer/index/cs3/unique.go b/accounts/pkg/indexer/index/cs3/unique.go
index efc1f3adcd..3a4323c331 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/indexer/index/cs3/unique.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/indexer/index/cs3/unique.go
@@ -270,10 +270,13 @@ func (idx *Unique) createSymlink(oldname, newname string) error {
 		return os.ErrExist
 	}
 
-	_, err = idx.dataProvider.put(newname, strings.NewReader(oldname), t)
+	resp, err := idx.dataProvider.put(newname, strings.NewReader(oldname), t)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err = resp.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return nil
 
@@ -301,7 +304,9 @@ func (idx *Unique) resolveSymlink(name string) (string, error) {
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
-
+	}
+	if err = resp.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+		return "", err
 	}
 	return string(b), err
 }
diff --git a/accounts/pkg/storage/cs3.go b/accounts/pkg/storage/cs3.go
index 5fce0839c0..eb2ea0fa47 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/storage/cs3.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/storage/cs3.go
@@ -73,8 +73,14 @@ func (r CS3Repo) WriteAccount(ctx context.Context, a *proto.Account) (err error)
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = r.dataProvider.put(r.accountURL(a.Id), bytes.NewReader(by), t)
-	return err
+	resp, err := r.dataProvider.put(r.accountURL(a.Id), bytes.NewReader(by), t)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err = resp.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // LoadAccount loads an account via cs3 by id and writes it to the provided account
@@ -147,8 +153,14 @@ func (r CS3Repo) WriteGroup(ctx context.Context, g *proto.Group) (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = r.dataProvider.put(r.groupURL(g.Id), bytes.NewReader(by), t)
-	return err
+	resp, err := r.dataProvider.put(r.groupURL(g.Id), bytes.NewReader(by), t)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err = resp.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // LoadGroup loads a group via cs3 by id and writes it to the provided group