diff --git a/response.go b/response.go
index 77477d3..bf7acdd 100644
--- a/response.go
+++ b/response.go
@@ -37,23 +37,30 @@ func FromHTTPResponse(resp *http.Response) (*Response, error) {
 	srcReader := bytes.NewReader(srcbuf)
 
 	r, err := gzip.NewReader(srcReader)
-	defer r.Close()
 	if err == nil {
+		defer r.Close()
 		buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 		content = string(buf)
 	} else {
+		if r != nil {
+			r.Close()
+		}
+
 		r, err := zlib.NewReader(srcReader)
-		defer r.Close()
 		if err == nil {
+			defer r.Close()
 			buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
 			}
 			content = string(buf)
 		} else {
+			if r != nil {
+				r.Close()
+			}
 			content = string(srcbuf)
 		}
 	}