diff --git a/conn/bind_std.go b/conn/bind_std.go
index f5c88160e..2a1dd7fac 100644
--- a/conn/bind_std.go
+++ b/conn/bind_std.go
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ func listenNet(network string, port int) (*net.UDPConn, int, error) {
 		laddr.String(),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
+		conn.Close()
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
 	return conn.(*net.UDPConn), uaddr.Port, nil
diff --git a/ipc/uapi_linux.go b/ipc/uapi_linux.go
index fddded0c9..b8cd40690 100644
--- a/ipc/uapi_linux.go
+++ b/ipc/uapi_linux.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func UAPIListen(name string, file *os.File) (net.Listener, error) {
 
 	uapi.inotifyFd, err = unix.InotifyInit()
 	if err != nil {
+		listener.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -86,11 +87,14 @@ func UAPIListen(name string, file *os.File) (net.Listener, error) {
 	)
 
 	if err != nil {
+		listener.Close()
+		unix.Close(uapi.inotifyFd)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	uapi.inotifyRWCancel, err = rwcancel.NewRWCancel(uapi.inotifyFd)
 	if err != nil {
+		listener.Close()
 		unix.Close(uapi.inotifyFd)
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/ipc/uapi_unix.go b/ipc/uapi_unix.go
index dcce1671a..12bb08bfc 100644
--- a/ipc/uapi_unix.go
+++ b/ipc/uapi_unix.go
@@ -48,11 +48,17 @@ func UAPIOpen(name string) (*os.File, error) {
 
 	listener, err := net.ListenUnix("unix", addr)
 	if err == nil {
-		return listener.File()
+		file, err := listener.File()
+		if err != nil {
+			listener.Close()
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return file, nil
 	}
 
 	// Test socket, if not in use cleanup and try again.
-	if _, err := net.Dial("unix", socketPath); err == nil {
+	if conn, err := net.Dial("unix", socketPath); err == nil {
+		conn.Close()
 		return nil, errors.New("unix socket in use")
 	}
 	if err := os.Remove(socketPath); err != nil {
@@ -62,5 +68,10 @@ func UAPIOpen(name string) (*os.File, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return listener.File()
+	file, err := listener.File()
+	if err != nil {
+		listener.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return file, nil
 }