diff --git a/FileUtils.cpp b/FileUtils.cpp
index e8a24c77..ef2101ce 100644
--- a/FileUtils.cpp
+++ b/FileUtils.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ using std::cerr;
 using std::endl;
 
 CFile::CFile() {
+	m_iFD = -1;
 }
 
 CFile::CFile(const CString& sLongName) {
+	m_iFD = -1;
+
 	SetFileName(sLongName);
 }
 
@@ -293,7 +296,11 @@ int CFile::Write(const char *pszBuffer, u_int iBytes) {
 int CFile::Write(const CString & sData) {
 	return Write(sData.data(), sData.size());
 }
-void CFile::Close() { close(m_iFD); m_iFD = -1; }
+void CFile::Close() {
+	if (m_iFD >= 0) {
+		close(m_iFD); m_iFD = -1;
+	}
+}
 void CFile::ClearBuffer() { m_sBuffer.clear(); }
 
 bool CFile::IsOpen() const { return (m_iFD != -1); }
diff --git a/Utils.h b/Utils.h
index 8b85c9b1..750a2089 100644
--- a/Utils.h
+++ b/Utils.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class CLockFile {
 public:
 	CLockFile() {
 		m_bCreated = false;
-		m_fd = 0;
+		m_fd = -1;
 		m_pid = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public:
 			if (m_fd > -1) {
 				UnLock();
 				close(m_fd);
+
 				if (m_bCreated) {
 					unlink(m_sFileName.c_str());
 				}