diff --git a/imageInput.c b/imageInput.c
index e84a8d4..bb86925 100644
--- a/imageInput.c
+++ b/imageInput.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void allocateMemory(GrayScaleImageSeries *s, const int imageCount, const int wid
 // TODO Vervollständigen Sie die Funktion readImages unter Benutzung Ihrer Hilfsfunktionen
 GrayScaleImageSeries *readImages(const char *path)
 {
-	FILE * file;
+	FILE* file = fopen(path, "rb");
 	// TODO open binary file from file name
     GrayScaleImageSeries *series = NULL;
 	if(!(checkString(file)))
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ GrayScaleImageSeries *readImages(const char *path)
     setParameters(file, imageCount, &(series->images->width), &(series->images->height));
     allocateMemory(series, *imageCount, series->images->width, series->images->height);
 
+	fclose(file);
     return series;
 }