diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Menu/MenuMode.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Menu/MenuMode.cpp
index 1ab3741..2625a36 100755
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Menu/MenuMode.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Menu/MenuMode.cpp
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ void MenuMode::init_menu_system_values(){
 		volume_percentage = 50; ///wrong value: setting default to 50
 	}
 	else{
-		pclose(fp);
 		fgets(res, sizeof(res)-1, fp);
+		pclose(fp);
 
 		/// Check if Volume is a number (at least the first char)
 		if(res[0] < '0' || res[0] > '9'){
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@ void MenuMode::init_menu_system_values(){
 		brightness_percentage = 50; ///wrong value: setting default to 50
 	}
 	else{
-		pclose(fp);
 		fgets(res, sizeof(res)-1, fp);
+		pclose(fp);
 
 		/// Check if brightness is a number (at least the first char)
 		if(res[0] < '0' || res[0] > '9'){