diff --git a/headers/minishell_prototypes.h b/headers/minishell_prototypes.h
index 4e2fcee..20ff829 100644
--- a/headers/minishell_prototypes.h
+++ b/headers/minishell_prototypes.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ int		builtin_echo(int argc, char *argv[], t_all *c);
 int		exit_free(t_all *c, int exit_status);
 void	free_pipeline(t_cmd **pipeline_ptr[]);
 void	close_pipeline_fd(t_cmd *pipeline[]);
+void	close_stdio(void);
 typedef void	(*t_free_f)(void *); // generic
 
 // Error wrappers
diff --git a/srcs/free.c b/srcs/free.c
index 285350b..303a182 100644
--- a/srcs/free.c
+++ b/srcs/free.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ int	exit_free(t_all *c, int exit_status)
 	//if (c->termios_changed)
 	//	tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &c->ori_termios);
 	rl_clear_history();
+	close_stdio();
 	exit(exit_status);
 }
 
@@ -70,3 +71,13 @@ void	close_pipeline_fd(t_cmd *pipeline[])
 		i++;
 	}
 }
+
+void	close_stdio(void)
+{
+	if (close(STDIN_FILENO) == -1)
+		perror("close()");
+	if (close(STDOUT_FILENO) == -1)
+		perror("close()");
+	if (close(STDERR_FILENO) == -1)
+		perror("close()");
+}