diff --git a/src/switch_utils.c b/src/switch_utils.c
index 25d0bf76ee..64577d3997 100644
--- a/src/switch_utils.c
+++ b/src/switch_utils.c
@@ -4828,6 +4828,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_rand(void)
 	if (!BCRYPT_SUCCESS(status)) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "BCryptGenRandom failed with status %d\n", status);
 
+		BCryptCloseAlgorithmProvider(hAlgorithm, 0);
+
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -4856,6 +4858,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_rand(void)
 
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "read failed: %s\n", error_msg);
 
+		close(random_fd);
+
 		return 1;
 	}