diff --git a/cmd/influx_tools/parquet/command.go b/cmd/influx_tools/parquet/command.go
index e9f8f21e837..ba4ee63d986 100644
--- a/cmd/influx_tools/parquet/command.go
+++ b/cmd/influx_tools/parquet/command.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (cmd *Command) Run(args []string) (err error) {
 	if err := exp.open(ctx); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("opening exporter failed: %w", err)
 	}
-	defer internal_errors.Capture(&err, exp.close)
+	defer internal_errors.Capture(&err, exp.close)()
 
 	exp.printPlan(cmd.Stderr)
 
diff --git a/cmd/influx_tools/parquet/exporter.go b/cmd/influx_tools/parquet/exporter.go
index 5857dfd1673..cf33b2159bc 100644
--- a/cmd/influx_tools/parquet/exporter.go
+++ b/cmd/influx_tools/parquet/exporter.go
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ func (e *exporter) exportMeasurement(ctx context.Context, shard *tsdb.Shard, mea
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("creating file %q failed: %w", filename, err)
 	}
-	defer internal_errors.Capture(&err, file.Close)
 
 	writer, err := pqarrow.NewFileWriter(
 		schema,
@@ -428,9 +427,12 @@ func (e *exporter) exportMeasurement(ctx context.Context, shard *tsdb.Shard, mea
 		pqarrow.NewArrowWriterProperties(pqarrow.WithCoerceTimestamps(arrow.Nanosecond)),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
+		if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
+			e.logger.Errorf("closing file failed: %v", err)
+		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("creating parquet writer for file %q failed: %w", filename, err)
 	}
-	defer internal_errors.Capture(&err, writer.Close)
+	defer internal_errors.Capture(&err, writer.Close)()
 
 	// Prepare the record builder
 	builder := array.NewRecordBuilder(memory.DefaultAllocator, schema)
diff --git a/cmd/influx_tools/parquet/schema.go b/cmd/influx_tools/parquet/schema.go
index dfd8cae7bd3..958849d206c 100644
--- a/cmd/influx_tools/parquet/schema.go
+++ b/cmd/influx_tools/parquet/schema.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (s *schemaCreator) extractSchema(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("getting series cursor failed: %w", err)
 		}
-		defer errors.Capture(&err, seriesCursor.Close)
+		defer errors.Capture(&err, seriesCursor.Close)()
 
 		for {
 			cur, err := seriesCursor.Next()