diff --git a/IrcMiRCARTBot.py b/IrcMiRCARTBot.py
index b028c43..304cd97 100755
--- a/IrcMiRCARTBot.py
+++ b/IrcMiRCARTBot.py
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ class IrcMiRCARTBot(IrcClient.IrcClient):
     # }}}
     # {{{ _uploadToImgur(self, imgFilePath, imgName, imgTitle, apiKey): Upload single file to Imgur
     def _uploadToImgur(self, imgFilePath, imgName, imgTitle, apiKey):
-        requestImageData = open(imgFilePath, "rb").read()
+        with open(imgFilePath, "rb") as requestImage:
+            requestImageData = requestImage.read()
         requestData = {                                     \
             "image": base64.b64encode(requestImageData),    \
             "key":   apiKey,                                \
diff --git a/MiRCARTCanvasExportStore.py b/MiRCARTCanvasExportStore.py
index e7c520d..f8e7035 100644
--- a/MiRCARTCanvasExportStore.py
+++ b/MiRCARTCanvasExportStore.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ class MiRCARTCanvasExportStore():
 
     # {{{ _exportFileToImgur(self, apiKey, imgName, imgTitle, pathName): upload single PNG file to Imgur
     def _exportFileToImgur(self, apiKey, imgName, imgTitle, pathName):
-        requestImageData = open(pathName, "rb").read()
+        with open(pathName, "rb") as requestImage:
+            requestImageData = requestImage.read()
         requestData = {                                     \
             "image": base64.b64encode(requestImageData),    \
             "key":   apiKey,                                \