diff --git a/pym/cl_profile.py b/pym/cl_profile.py
index c26da2d..41879f8 100644
--- a/pym/cl_profile.py
+++ b/pym/cl_profile.py
@@ -1900,7 +1900,8 @@ class profile(_file, _terms):
         self.nameFileNew = self.absFileName(newFile)
         self.FN = self.openNewFile(self.nameFileNew)
         self.newProfile = self.FN.read()
-        self.closeNewFile()
+        self.FN.close()
+        self.FN = False
         objHeadNew = calcHeader(self.newProfile, False,
                                 self.getFileType(),objVar=self.objVar)
         if not objHeadNew.headerTerm: