diff --git a/frontend/menu.c b/frontend/menu.c
index d89202482..0b4e2c170 100644
--- a/frontend/menu.c
+++ b/frontend/menu.c
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ void init_menu_system_values(){
         volume_percentage = 50; ///wrong value: setting default to 50
     }
     else{
-        pclose(fp);
         fgets(res, sizeof(res)-1, fp);
+        pclose(fp);
 
         /// Check if Volume is a number (at least the first char)
         if(res[0] < '0' || res[0] > '9'){
@@ -509,8 +509,8 @@ void init_menu_system_values(){
         brightness_percentage = 50; ///wrong value: setting default to 50
     }
     else{
-        pclose(fp);
         fgets(res, sizeof(res)-1, fp);
+        pclose(fp);
 
         /// Check if brightness is a number (at least the first char)
         if(res[0] < '0' || res[0] > '9'){