diff --git a/openbb_terminal/helper_classes.py b/openbb_terminal/helper_classes.py
index 72b1be9b4da7..829d3a0937a1 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/helper_classes.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/helper_classes.py
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ def visualize_output(
             plt.savefig(img_buf, format="jpg")
             im = Image.open(img_buf)
             fig = px.imshow(im)
+            plt.close()
             fig.update_layout(
                 xaxis=dict(visible=False, showticklabels=False),
                 yaxis=dict(visible=False, showticklabels=False),