diff --git a/swaybar/bar.c b/swaybar/bar.c
index 72c4be8f..44f4ee31 100644
--- a/swaybar/bar.c
+++ b/swaybar/bar.c
@@ -191,4 +191,9 @@ void bar_teardown(struct swaybar *bar) {
 	if (bar->config) {
 		free_config(bar->config);
 	}
+	close(bar->ipc_event_socketfd);
+	close(bar->ipc_socketfd);
+	if (bar->status) {
+		status_line_free(bar->status);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/swaybar/status_line.c b/swaybar/status_line.c
index ff668c9c..5b131aee 100644
--- a/swaybar/status_line.c
+++ b/swaybar/status_line.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ struct status_line *status_line_init(char *cmd) {
 	return status;
 }
 
-void status_line_free(struct status_line *line) {
-	free(line);
+void status_line_free(struct status_line *status) {
+	close(status->read_fd);
+	close(status->write_fd);
+	free(status);
 }