diff --git a/pkg/tapo/client.go b/pkg/tapo/client.go
index 78bf5fce..c19267ff 100644
--- a/pkg/tapo/client.go
+++ b/pkg/tapo/client.go
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ func dial(req *http.Request, brand, username, password string) (net.Conn, *http.
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, res.Body) // ignore response body
+	_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, res.Body) // discard leftovers
+	_ = res.Body.Close() // ignore response body
 
 	auth := res.Header.Get("WWW-Authenticate")