diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/AbstractWriter.php b/src/Spout/Writer/AbstractWriter.php
index fa8218f..effa45b 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/AbstractWriter.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/AbstractWriter.php
@@ -319,6 +319,11 @@ abstract class AbstractWriter implements WriterInterface
     public function close()
     {
         $this->closeWriter();
+
+        if (is_resource($this->filePointer)) {
+            $this->globalFunctionsHelper->fclose($this->filePointer);
+        }
+
         $this->isWriterOpened = false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/CSV/Writer.php b/src/Spout/Writer/CSV/Writer.php
index e6ccc65..4327902 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/CSV/Writer.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/CSV/Writer.php
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ class Writer extends AbstractWriter
      */
     protected function closeWriter()
     {
-        if ($this->filePointer) {
-            $this->globalFunctionsHelper->fclose($this->filePointer);
-        }
-
         $this->lastWrittenRowIndex = 0;
     }
 }