diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de7881d..08ec84a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (c *Client) ReadDir(path string) ([]os.FileInfo, error)
 ```
 ReadDir reads the contents of a remote directory
 
-#### <a name="Client.ReadStream">func</a> (\*Client) [ReadStream](https://github.com/studio-b12/gowebdav/blob/master/client.go?s=6692:6755#L313)
+#### <a name="Client.ReadStream">func</a> (\*Client) [ReadStream](https://github.com/studio-b12/gowebdav/blob/master/client.go?s=6691:6754#L312)
 ``` go
 func (c *Client) ReadStream(path string) (io.ReadCloser, error)
 ```
@@ -213,13 +213,13 @@ func (c *Client) Stat(path string) (os.FileInfo, error)
 ```
 Stat returns the file stats for a specified path
 
-#### <a name="Client.Write">func</a> (\*Client) [Write](https://github.com/studio-b12/gowebdav/blob/master/client.go?s=7046:7115#L328)
+#### <a name="Client.Write">func</a> (\*Client) [Write](https://github.com/studio-b12/gowebdav/blob/master/client.go?s=7045:7114#L327)
 ``` go
 func (c *Client) Write(path string, data []byte, _ os.FileMode) error
 ```
 Write writes data to a given path
 
-#### <a name="Client.WriteStream">func</a> (\*Client) [WriteStream](https://github.com/studio-b12/gowebdav/blob/master/client.go?s=7517:7597#L350)
+#### <a name="Client.WriteStream">func</a> (\*Client) [WriteStream](https://github.com/studio-b12/gowebdav/blob/master/client.go?s=7516:7596#L349)
 ``` go
 func (c *Client) WriteStream(path string, stream io.Reader, _ os.FileMode) error
 ```
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 562971a..dd9cbd7 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -295,11 +295,10 @@ func (c *Client) Read(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 	var stream io.ReadCloser
 	var err error
 
-	defer stream.Close()
-
 	if stream, err = c.ReadStream(path); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	defer stream.Close()
 
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	_, err = buf.ReadFrom(stream)