diff --git a/modules/deeplearning/cloud_opd_srcnn_abi.py b/modules/deeplearning/cloud_opd_srcnn_abi.py
index 02e4b2b891dfede7bc1a1e46e2d8badc66cfa2e0..cadca1f93e7f606d2ff2713d8dd0543880730a55 100644
--- a/modules/deeplearning/cloud_opd_srcnn_abi.py
+++ b/modules/deeplearning/cloud_opd_srcnn_abi.py
@@ -750,8 +750,6 @@ def run_evaluate_static(in_file, out_file, ckpt_dir):
 
     data = np.stack([bt_us, refl_us, cld_opd_us], axis=3)
 
-    h5f.close()
-
     cld_opd_sres = nn.run_evaluate(data, ckpt_dir)
     cld_opd_sres = descale(cld_opd_sres, label_param, mean_std_dct)
     _, ylen, xlen, _ = cld_opd_sres.shape
@@ -769,6 +767,8 @@ def run_evaluate_static(in_file, out_file, ckpt_dir):
     # refl_out = denormalize(refl_out, 'refl_0_65um_nom', mean_std_dct)
     # cld_opd_out = denormalize(cld_opd_out, label_param, mean_std_dct)
 
+    h5f.close()
+
     if out_file is not None:
         # np.save(out_file, (cld_opd_sres_out, refl_out, cld_opd_out, cld_opd_hres))
         np.save(out_file, (cld_opd_sres_out, refl, cld_opd, cld_opd_hres))