diff --git a/api/docker/snapshotter.go b/api/docker/snapshotter.go
index b8f571d37..34cb35def 100644
--- a/api/docker/snapshotter.go
+++ b/api/docker/snapshotter.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ func (snapshotter *Snapshotter) CreateSnapshot(endpoint *portainer.Endpoint) (*p
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	defer cli.Close()
 
 	return snapshot(cli)
 }