diff --git a/rowers/tasks.py b/rowers/tasks.py
index 1a63dbd8..86fbdcc1 100644
--- a/rowers/tasks.py
+++ b/rowers/tasks.py
@@ -698,6 +698,8 @@ def get_garmin_file(client_id,client_secret,garmintoken,garminrefreshtoken,useri
         with open(filename, 'wb') as out_file:
             shutil.copyfileobj(response.raw, out_file)
 
+    del response
+
     uploadoptions = {
         'secret':UPLOAD_SERVICE_SECRET,
         'user':userid,
@@ -707,8 +709,6 @@ def get_garmin_file(client_id,client_secret,garmintoken,garminrefreshtoken,useri
 
     response = requests.post(UPLOAD_SERVICE_URL,data=uploadoptions)
 
-    del response
-
     return 1
 
 @app.task(bind=True)