diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/document_loaders/email.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/document_loaders/email.py
index 832593839e3..24716c55a9f 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/document_loaders/email.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/document_loaders/email.py
@@ -116,3 +116,4 @@ class OutlookMessageLoader(BaseLoader):
                 "date": msg.date,
             },
         )
+        msg.close()