diff --git a/src/cpu.cpp b/src/cpu.cpp
index 173c525..31a83e9 100644
--- a/src/cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "file_utils.h"
-FILE *cpuTempFile = nullptr;
 pthread_t cpuTempThread;
 
 void calculateCPUData(CPUData& cpuData,
@@ -99,11 +98,17 @@ CPUStats::CPUStats()
 {
 }
 
+CPUStats::~CPUStats()
+{
+    if (m_cpuTempFile)
+        fclose(m_cpuTempFile);
+}
+
 bool CPUStats::Init()
 {
     if (m_inited)
         return true;
-    CPUStats::GetCpuFile();
+
     std::string line;
     std::ifstream file (PROCSTATFILE);
     bool first = true;
@@ -220,10 +225,13 @@ bool CPUStats::UpdateCoreMhz() {
 }
 
 bool CPUStats::UpdateCpuTemp() {
+    if (!m_cpuTempFile)
+        return false;
+
     m_cpuDataTotal.temp = 0;
-    rewind(cpuTempFile);
-    fflush(cpuTempFile);
-    if (fscanf(cpuTempFile, "%d", &m_cpuDataTotal.temp) != 1)
+    rewind(m_cpuTempFile);
+    fflush(m_cpuTempFile);
+    if (fscanf(m_cpuTempFile, "%d", &m_cpuDataTotal.temp) != 1)
         return false;
     m_cpuDataTotal.temp /= 1000;
 
@@ -231,6 +239,9 @@ bool CPUStats::UpdateCpuTemp() {
 }
 
 bool CPUStats::GetCpuFile() {
+    if (m_cpuTempFile)
+        return true;
+
     std::string name, path;
     std::string hwmon = "/sys/class/hwmon/";
 
@@ -249,8 +260,9 @@ bool CPUStats::GetCpuFile() {
 
     if (!file_exists(path)) {
         std::cerr << "MANGOHUD: Could not find cpu temp sensor location" << std::endl;
+        return false;
     } else {
-        cpuTempFile = fopen(path.c_str(), "r");
+        m_cpuTempFile = fopen(path.c_str(), "r");
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/cpu.h b/src/cpu.h
index d7203a4..7209c4e 100644
--- a/src/cpu.h
+++ b/src/cpu.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <cstdio>
 
 typedef struct CPUData_ {
    unsigned long long int totalTime;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ class CPUStats
 {
 public:
    CPUStats();
+   ~CPUStats();
    bool Init();
    bool Updated()
    {
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ private:
    double m_cpuPeriod = 0;
    bool m_updatedCPUs = false; // TODO use caching or just update?
    bool m_inited = false;
+   FILE *m_cpuTempFile = nullptr;
 };
 
 extern CPUStats cpuStats;
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