diff --git a/devel-importer/main.go b/devel-importer/main.go
index c67a729..df7e1e4 100644
--- a/devel-importer/main.go
+++ b/devel-importer/main.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func main() {
 	if DebugMode {
 		log.Println(" - working directory:" + git.GitPath)
 		if len(*debugGitPath) > 0 {
+			git.Close()
 			git.GitPath = *debugGitPath
 		}
 	} else {