diff --git a/sftp/exporter/sftp.go b/sftp/exporter/sftp.go
index afe1225..bd7aa1f 100644
--- a/sftp/exporter/sftp.go
+++ b/sftp/exporter/sftp.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (p *Exporter) Ping(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (p *Exporter) Close(ctx context.Context) error {
-	return nil
+	return p.client.Close()
 }
 
 type dirPerm struct {
diff --git a/sftp/importer/sftp.go b/sftp/importer/sftp.go
index 294c5ea..67ee935 100644
--- a/sftp/importer/sftp.go
+++ b/sftp/importer/sftp.go
@@ -204,5 +204,5 @@ func (p *Importer) Ping(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (p *Importer) Close(ctx context.Context) error {
-	return nil
+	return p.client.Close()
 }
diff --git a/sftp/storage/sftp.go b/sftp/storage/sftp.go
index 293780b..9d1c018 100644
--- a/sftp/storage/sftp.go
+++ b/sftp/storage/sftp.go
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ func (s *Store) Ping(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer client.Close()
 
 	_, err = client.Lstat(s.endpoint.Path)
 	return err
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ func (s *Store) Size(ctx context.Context) (int64, error) {
 }
 
 func (s *Store) Close(ctx context.Context) error {
-	return nil
+	return s.client.Close()
 }
 
 /* Locks */