diff --git a/agent/dockerclient/dockerapi/docker_client.go b/agent/dockerclient/dockerapi/docker_client.go
index e46a14b483f..ee7995b180a 100644
--- a/agent/dockerclient/dockerapi/docker_client.go
+++ b/agent/dockerclient/dockerapi/docker_client.go
@@ -1391,6 +1391,7 @@ func (dg *dockerGoClient) loadImage(ctx context.Context, reader io.Reader) error
 
 	// flushing response reader
 	if resp.Body != nil {
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
 		_, err = io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, resp.Body)
 	}
 	return err
diff --git a/agent/dockerclient/dockerapi/docker_client_test.go b/agent/dockerclient/dockerapi/docker_client_test.go
index a03e72952d6..5df574f45e8 100644
--- a/agent/dockerclient/dockerapi/docker_client_test.go
+++ b/agent/dockerclient/dockerapi/docker_client_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -1057,7 +1058,9 @@ func TestLoadImageHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	mockDockerSDK, client, _, _, _, done := dockerClientSetup(t)
 	defer done()
 
-	mockDockerSDK.EXPECT().ImageLoad(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), false).Return(types.ImageLoadResponse{}, nil)
+	mockDockerSDK.EXPECT().ImageLoad(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), false).Return(types.ImageLoadResponse{
+		Body: ioutil.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("dummy load message")),
+	}, nil)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
 	defer cancel()