diff --git a/src/switch_utils.c b/src/switch_utils.c
index 824b357dcf..97aed12523 100644
--- a/src/switch_utils.c
+++ b/src/switch_utils.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_bool_t) switch_simple_email(const char *to,
 	char *bound = "XXXX_boundary_XXXX";
 	const char *mime_type = "audio/inline";
 	char filename[80], buf[B64BUFFLEN];
-	int fd = 0, ifd = 0;
+	int fd = -1, ifd = -1;
 	int x = 0, y = 0, bytes = 0, ilen = 0;
 	unsigned int b = 0, l = 0;
 	unsigned char in[B64BUFFLEN];
@@ -604,8 +604,17 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_bool_t) switch_simple_email(const char *to,
 	char *newfile = NULL;
 	switch_bool_t rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
 	const char *err = NULL;
+	const char *stipped_file;
+	const char *new_type;
+	char *xext;
 
-	if (!zstr(file) && !zstr(convert_cmd) && !zstr(convert_ext)) {
+	if (zstr(file)) {
+		err = "Missing file";
+		rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if (!zstr(convert_cmd) && !zstr(convert_ext)) {
 		if ((ext = strrchr(file, '.'))) {
 			dupfile = strdup(file);
 			if ((ext = strrchr(dupfile, '.'))) {
@@ -630,126 +639,118 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_bool_t) switch_simple_email(const char *to,
 
 	switch_snprintf(filename, 80, "%s%smail.%d%04x", SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.temp_dir, SWITCH_PATH_SEPARATOR, (int) switch_epoch_time_now(NULL), rand() & 0xffff);
 
-	if ((fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0644))) {
-		if (file) {
-			if ((ifd = open(file, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY)) < 1) {
-				rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
-				err = "Cannot open tmp file\n";
-				goto end;
+	if ((fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0644)) < 0) {
+		err = "Failed to open temp file";
+		rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if ((ifd = open(file, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY)) < 0) {
+		rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
+		err = "Failed to open source file\n";
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	switch_snprintf(buf, B64BUFFLEN, "MIME-Version: 1.0\nContent-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=\"%s\"\n", bound);
+	if (!write_buf(fd, buf)) {
+		rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
+		err = "write error.";
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if (headers && !write_buf(fd, headers)) {
+		rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
+		err = "write error.";
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if (!write_buf(fd, "\n\n")) {
+		rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
+		err = "write error.";
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if (body && switch_stristr("content-type", body)) {
+		switch_snprintf(buf, B64BUFFLEN, "--%s\n", bound);
+	} else {
+		switch_snprintf(buf, B64BUFFLEN, "--%s\nContent-Type: text/plain\n\n", bound);
+	}
+	if (!write_buf(fd, buf)) {
+		rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
+		err = "write error.";
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if (body) {
+		if (!write_buf(fd, body)) {
+			rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
+			err = "write error.";
+			goto end;
+		}
+	}
+
+	stipped_file = switch_cut_path(file);
+
+	if ((xext = strrchr(stipped_file, '.'))) {
+		xext++;
+		if ((new_type = switch_core_mime_ext2type(xext))) {
+			mime_type = new_type;
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch_snprintf(buf, B64BUFFLEN,
+					"\n\n--%s\nContent-Type: %s; name=\"%s\"\n"
+					"Content-ID: <ATTACHED@freeswitch.org>\n"
+					"Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n"
+					"Content-Description: Sound attachment.\n"
+					"Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"%s\"\n\n", bound, mime_type, stipped_file, stipped_file);
+	if (!write_buf(fd, buf)) {
+		rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
+		err = "write error.";
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	while ((ilen = read(ifd, in, B64BUFFLEN))) {
+		for (x = 0; x < ilen; x++) {
+			b = (b << 8) + in[x];
+			l += 8;
+			while (l >= 6) {
+				out[bytes++] = switch_b64_table[(b >> (l -= 6)) % 64];
+				if (++y != 72)
+					continue;
+				out[bytes++] = '\n';
+				y = 0;
 			}
 		}
-		switch_snprintf(buf, B64BUFFLEN, "MIME-Version: 1.0\nContent-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=\"%s\"\n", bound);
-		if (!write_buf(fd, buf)) {
-			rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
-			err = "write error.";
-			goto end;
-		}
-
-		if (headers && !write_buf(fd, headers)) {
-			rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
-			err = "write error.";
-			goto end;
-		}
-
-		if (!write_buf(fd, "\n\n")) {
-			rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
-			err = "write error.";
-			goto end;
-		}
-
-		if (body && switch_stristr("content-type", body)) {
-			switch_snprintf(buf, B64BUFFLEN, "--%s\n", bound);
+		if (write(fd, &out, bytes) != bytes) {
+			rval = -1;
+			break;
 		} else {
-			switch_snprintf(buf, B64BUFFLEN, "--%s\nContent-Type: text/plain\n\n", bound);
-		}
-		if (!write_buf(fd, buf)) {
-			rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
-			err = "write error.";
-			goto end;
+			bytes = 0;
 		}
 
-		if (body) {
-			if (!write_buf(fd, body)) {
-				rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
-				err = "write error.";
-				goto end;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (file) {
-			const char *stipped_file = switch_cut_path(file);
-			const char *new_type;
-			char *ext;
-
-			if ((ext = strrchr(stipped_file, '.'))) {
-				ext++;
-				if ((new_type = switch_core_mime_ext2type(ext))) {
-					mime_type = new_type;
-				}
-			}
-
-			switch_snprintf(buf, B64BUFFLEN,
-							"\n\n--%s\nContent-Type: %s; name=\"%s\"\n"
-							"Content-ID: <ATTACHED@freeswitch.org>\n"
-							"Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n"
-							"Content-Description: Sound attachment.\n"
-							"Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"%s\"\n\n", bound, mime_type, stipped_file, stipped_file);
-			if (!write_buf(fd, buf)) {
-				rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
-				err = "write error.";
-				goto end;
-			}
-
-			while ((ilen = read(ifd, in, B64BUFFLEN))) {
-				for (x = 0; x < ilen; x++) {
-					b = (b << 8) + in[x];
-					l += 8;
-					while (l >= 6) {
-						out[bytes++] = switch_b64_table[(b >> (l -= 6)) % 64];
-						if (++y != 72)
-							continue;
-						out[bytes++] = '\n';
-						y = 0;
-					}
-				}
-				if (write(fd, &out, bytes) != bytes) {
-					rval = -1;
-					break;
-				} else {
-					bytes = 0;
-				}
-
-			}
-
-			if (l > 0) {
-				out[bytes++] = switch_b64_table[((b % 16) << (6 - l)) % 64];
-			}
-			if (l != 0)
-				while (l < 6) {
-					out[bytes++] = '=', l += 2;
-				}
-			if (write(fd, &out, bytes) != bytes) {
-				rval = -1;
-			}
-
-		}
-
-		switch_snprintf(buf, B64BUFFLEN, "\n\n--%s--\n.\n", bound);
-
-		if (!write_buf(fd, buf)) {
-			rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
-			err = "write error.";
-			goto end;
-		}
 	}
 
-	if (fd) {
-		close(fd);
-	}
-	if (ifd) {
-		close(ifd);
+	if (l > 0) {
+		out[bytes++] = switch_b64_table[((b % 16) << (6 - l)) % 64];
 	}
 
+	if (l != 0)
+		while (l < 6) {
+			out[bytes++] = '=', l += 2;
+		}
+	if (write(fd, &out, bytes) != bytes) {
+		rval = -1;
+	}
+
+	switch_snprintf(buf, B64BUFFLEN, "\n\n--%s--\n.\n", bound);
+
+	if (!write_buf(fd, buf)) {
+		rval = SWITCH_FALSE;
+		err = "write error.";
+		goto end;
+	}
+	
 	if (zstr(from)) {
 		from = "freeswitch";
 	}
@@ -780,6 +781,13 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_bool_t) switch_simple_email(const char *to,
 
   end:
 
+	if (fd > -1) {
+		close(fd);
+	}
+	if (ifd > -1) {
+		close(ifd);
+	}
+
 	if (newfile) {
 		unlink(newfile);
 		free(newfile);