diff --git a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/config/ConfigurationWriter.java b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/config/ConfigurationWriter.java
index 901305df4e..a730afd95c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/config/ConfigurationWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/config/ConfigurationWriter.java
@@ -207,9 +207,11 @@ private synchronized void truncateTlog() {
         if (out instanceof Commitable) {
             ((Commitable) out).commit();
         }
-        logger.atDebug(TRUNCATE_TLOG_EVENT).log("existing tlog writer closed");
+
         // move old tlog
         try {
+            out.close();
+            logger.atDebug(TRUNCATE_TLOG_EVENT).log("existing tlog writer closed");
             Files.move(tlogOutputPath, oldTlogPath, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             logger.atError(TRUNCATE_TLOG_EVENT, e).log("failed to rename existing tlog");