diff --git a/MapleLib/WzLib/WzImage.cs b/MapleLib/WzLib/WzImage.cs
index bf02f01c..f3e7749b 100644
--- a/MapleLib/WzLib/WzImage.cs
+++ b/MapleLib/WzLib/WzImage.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ internal WzImage(string name, WzBinaryReader reader, int checksum)
         public override void Dispose()
         {
             name = null;
-            reader = null;
             if (properties != null)
             {
                 foreach (WzImageProperty prop in properties)
@@ -117,6 +116,12 @@ public override void Dispose()
                 properties.Clear();
                 properties = null;
             }
+            if (reader != null)
+            {
+                reader.Close();
+                reader.Dispose();
+                reader = null;
+            }
         }
         #endregion