diff --git a/inference_video.py b/inference_video.py
index 132b3ef..9dc759f 100644
--- a/inference_video.py
+++ b/inference_video.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ model.device()
 videoCapture = cv2.VideoCapture(args.video)
 fps = np.round(videoCapture.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS))
 tot_frame = videoCapture.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT)
+videoCapture.release()
 if args.fps is None:
     args.fps = fps * args.exp
 videogen = skvideo.io.vreader(args.video)
diff --git a/inference_video_parallel.py b/inference_video_parallel.py
index f5ce262..7eb9891 100644
--- a/inference_video_parallel.py
+++ b/inference_video_parallel.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ model.device()
 
 videoCapture = cv2.VideoCapture(args.video)
 fps = np.round(videoCapture.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS))
+videoCapture.release()
 videogen = skvideo.io.vreader(args.video)
 success, frame = videoCapture.read()
 h, w, _ = frame.shape