diff --git a/plugins/outputs/loki/loki.go b/plugins/outputs/loki/loki.go
index b12b0c6d60e73..e93b43c417265 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/loki/loki.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/loki/loki.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (l *Loki) writeMetrics(s Streams) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
 		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)