diff --git a/docs/registry.go b/docs/registry.go
index f02e3cf47..d3d9f2be5 100644
--- a/docs/registry.go
+++ b/docs/registry.go
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ func pingRegistryEndpoint(endpoint string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close() 
+
 	if resp.Header.Get("X-Docker-Registry-Version") == "" {
 		return errors.New("This does not look like a Registry server (\"X-Docker-Registry-Version\" header not found in the response)")
 	}