diff --git a/events/cloudwatch_logs.go b/events/cloudwatch_logs.go
index 447cbd5f..9f84fe5f 100644
--- a/events/cloudwatch_logs.go
+++ b/events/cloudwatch_logs.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func (c CloudwatchLogsRawData) Parse() (d CloudwatchLogsData, err error) {
 	}
 
 	zr, err := gzip.NewReader(bytes.NewBuffer(data))
+	defer zr.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}