diff --git a/prjgit-updater/main.go b/prjgit-updater/main.go
index 16004e0..92e45eb 100644
--- a/prjgit-updater/main.go
+++ b/prjgit-updater/main.go
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ func processConfiguredRepositoryAction(h *common.RequestHandler, action *common.
 	prjgit := config.GitProjectName
 	git, err := common.CreateGitHandler(GitAuthor, GitEmail, AppName)
 	common.PanicOnError(err)
-	// defer git.Close()
+	if !debugMode {
+		defer git.Close()
+	}
 
 	prjGitRepo, err := gitea.CreateRepositoryIfNotExist(git, *action.Organization, prjgit)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -145,7 +147,9 @@ func processConfiguredPushAction(h *common.RequestHandler, action *common.PushWe
 	prjgit := config.GitProjectName
 	git, err := common.CreateGitHandler(GitAuthor, GitEmail, AppName)
 	common.PanicOnError(err)
-	defer git.Close()
+	if !debugMode {
+		defer git.Close()
+	}
 
 	prjGitRepo, err := gitea.CreateRepositoryIfNotExist(git, *action.Repository.Owner, prjgit)
 	if err != nil {