diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e8686c0..3cd71eb 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module.exports = function (options, accessDenied) {
 		
 		// Check that geolite2 exists (fs.exists is deprecated)
 		var geo2 = fs.openSync(options.geolite2, "r");
-		fs.close(geo2);
+		fs.closeSync(geo2);
 		
 		options.blocked = options.blocked || [];
 		options.blockedCountries = options.blockedCountries || [];
@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@ module.exports = function (options, accessDenied) {
 		next();
 	};
 	
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};