diff --git a/SingleInstanceManager/SingleInstanceManager.cs b/SingleInstanceManager/SingleInstanceManager.cs
index 5714e21..13e7815 100644
--- a/SingleInstanceManager/SingleInstanceManager.cs
+++ b/SingleInstanceManager/SingleInstanceManager.cs
@@ -139,7 +139,10 @@ private async Task HandleConnection(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             // raise the event
             OnSecondInstanceStarted(args);
 
-
+            // close reader & server to free resources
+            // otherwise, the inter process communication will only work twice...
+            reader.Close();
+            server.Close();
 
         }
 
@@ -158,4 +161,4 @@ public void Dispose()
             _cts?.Dispose();
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}