diff --git a/platform/common/menu_pico.c b/platform/common/menu_pico.c
index 53d0641a..96d15fe9 100644
--- a/platform/common/menu_pico.c
+++ b/platform/common/menu_pico.c
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ void 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'){
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ void 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'){