diff --git a/lib/src/jvmMain/kotlin/ io/github/thibseisel/identikon/IdenticonJvm.kt b/lib/src/jvmMain/kotlin/ io/github/thibseisel/identikon/IdenticonJvm.kt
index 9f010ba..39b6752 100644
--- a/lib/src/jvmMain/kotlin/ io/github/thibseisel/identikon/IdenticonJvm.kt	
+++ b/lib/src/jvmMain/kotlin/ io/github/thibseisel/identikon/IdenticonJvm.kt	
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@ import java.io.OutputStream
 public fun Identicon.saveAsSvg(stream: OutputStream) {
     val renderer = SvgRenderer(size, size)
     render(renderer)
-    renderer.save(stream.bufferedWriter())
+    val br = stream.bufferedWriter()
+    renderer.save(br)
+    br.close()
 }