diff --git a/py34/scraper.py b/py34/scraper.py
index 78df2fd..272f67c 100644
--- a/py34/scraper.py
+++ b/py34/scraper.py
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ class Scraper:
             return res
         if res.status_code != 200:
             raise ScraperException(res, "Request did not succeed")
-        return res.content
+        content = res.content
+        res.close()
+        return content
 
     @retry(Exception, tries=5, delay=3)
     def _retry_get(self, url: str, body: bool) -> bytes | Response: