diff --git a/sys/fs/vfs/file.c b/sys/fs/vfs/file.c
index 00f076b..6ea6cd4 100644
--- a/sys/fs/vfs/file.c
+++ b/sys/fs/vfs/file.c
@@ -541,23 +541,28 @@
 
   for (tmpFd = fdTable; tmpFd != 0x0; tmpFd = tmpFd->next) {
     if (tmpFd == fd) {
-      if (fd->res != 0x0)
-        fl_fclose(fd->res);
+      if (fd->dup > 0)
+        fd->dup--;
+      else {
 
-      if (tmpFd->prev)
-        tmpFd->prev->next = tmpFd->next;
-      if (tmpFd->next)
-        tmpFd->next->prev = tmpFd->prev;
+        if (fd->res != 0x0)
+          fl_fclose(fd->res);
 
-      if (tmpFd == fdTable)
-        fdTable = tmpFd->next;
+        if (tmpFd->prev)
+          tmpFd->prev->next = tmpFd->next;
+        if (tmpFd->next)
+          tmpFd->next->prev = tmpFd->prev;
 
-      systemVitals->openFiles--;
-      spinUnlock(&fdTable_lock);
-      if (tmpFd->buffer != NULL)
-        kfree(tmpFd->buffer);
-      kfree(tmpFd);
-      return (0x0);
+        if (tmpFd == fdTable)
+          fdTable = tmpFd->next;
+
+        systemVitals->openFiles--;
+        spinUnlock(&fdTable_lock);
+        if (tmpFd->buffer != NULL)
+          kfree(tmpFd->buffer);
+        kfree(tmpFd);
+        return (0x0);
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sys/include/vfs/file.h b/sys/include/vfs/file.h
index 29e8dea..b69789d 100644
--- a/sys/include/vfs/file.h
+++ b/sys/include/vfs/file.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
     struct inode inode;
     int fd_type;
     void *res;
+    int dup;
 } fileDescriptor_t;
 
 typedef struct userFileDescriptorStruct {
diff --git a/sys/kernel/descrip.c b/sys/kernel/descrip.c
index 6833f7e..5ae3253 100644
--- a/sys/kernel/descrip.c
+++ b/sys/kernel/descrip.c
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
         if (td->o_files[i] == 0x0) {
           td->o_files[i] = (void*) fp;
           td->td_retval[0] = i;
+          ((fileDescriptor_t*) td->o_files[uap->fd])->dup++;
+          fclose(td->o_files[uap->fd]);
           td->o_files[uap->fd] = 0;
           break;
         }
@@ -325,6 +327,7 @@
   }
 
   td->o_files[to] = td->o_files[from];
+  ((fileDescriptor_t*) td->o_files[from])->dup++;
 
   kprintf("DUP2: %i:%i [0x%X:0x%X]", from, to, td->o_files[from], td->o_files[to]);
   return (0x0);