diff --git a/headers/minishell_prototypes.h b/headers/minishell_prototypes.h
index 1d85c13..7d6c7d5 100644
--- a/headers/minishell_prototypes.h
+++ b/headers/minishell_prototypes.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: lperrey <lperrey@student.42.fr>            +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2021/10/08 02:59:58 by lperrey           #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2021/12/20 17:49:56 by lperrey          ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2021/12/20 18:06:36 by lperrey          ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ 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_cmd_fd(t_cmd *cmd);
 void	close_stdio(void);
 typedef void	(*t_free_f)(void *); // generic
 
diff --git a/srcs/exec/pipeline.c b/srcs/exec/pipeline.c
index 150a4ca..2a9ebcb 100644
--- a/srcs/exec/pipeline.c
+++ b/srcs/exec/pipeline.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: lperrey <lperrey@student.42.fr>            +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2021/11/16 01:57:38 by lperrey           #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2021/12/16 15:55:36 by lperrey          ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2021/12/20 18:08:16 by lperrey          ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ static pid_t	pipeline_exec(t_cmd *pipeline[], t_all *c)
 			if (ret != EXIT_SUCCESS)
 				exit_free(c, ret);
 		}
+		close_cmd_fd(pipeline[i]);
 		i++;
 	}
-	close_pipeline_fd(c->pipeline);
 	i -= 1;
 	if (pipeline[i]->error)
 		set_last_exit_status(pipeline[i]->error);
diff --git a/srcs/misc/free.c b/srcs/misc/free.c
index c950522..7e743c5 100644
--- a/srcs/misc/free.c
+++ b/srcs/misc/free.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: lperrey <lperrey@student.42.fr>            +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2021/10/10 23:53:17 by lperrey           #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2021/12/18 14:15:13 by lperrey          ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2021/12/20 18:06:15 by lperrey          ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -57,22 +57,27 @@ void	close_pipeline_fd(t_cmd *pipeline[])
 	i = 0;
 	while (pipeline[i])
 	{
-		if (pipeline[i]->fd_in != STDIN_FILENO && pipeline[i]->fd_in > 0)
-		{
-			if (close(pipeline[i]->fd_in) == -1)
-				perror("close()");
-			pipeline[i]->fd_in = 0;
-		}
-		if (pipeline[i]->fd_out != STDOUT_FILENO && pipeline[i]->fd_out > 0)
-		{
-			if (close(pipeline[i]->fd_out) == -1)
-				perror("close()");
-			pipeline[i]->fd_out = 0;
-		}
+		close_cmd_fd(pipeline[i]);
 		i++;
 	}
 }
 
+void	close_cmd_fd(t_cmd *cmd)
+{
+	if (cmd->fd_in != STDIN_FILENO && cmd->fd_in > 0)
+	{
+		if (close(cmd->fd_in) == -1)
+			perror("close()");
+		cmd->fd_in = 0;
+	}
+	if (cmd->fd_out != STDOUT_FILENO && cmd->fd_out > 0)
+	{
+		if (close(cmd->fd_out) == -1)
+			perror("close()");
+		cmd->fd_out = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 void	close_stdio(void)
 {
 	if (close(STDIN_FILENO) == -1)