diff --git a/src/main/java/com/spotify/github/v3/clients/RepositoryClient.java b/src/main/java/com/spotify/github/v3/clients/RepositoryClient.java
index 5039efc9..b00aa51f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/spotify/github/v3/clients/RepositoryClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/spotify/github/v3/clients/RepositoryClient.java
@@ -221,7 +221,11 @@ public CompletableFuture<Void> setCommitStatus(
     final String path = String.format(STATUS_URI_TEMPLATE, owner, repo, sha);
     return github
         .post(path, github.json().toJsonUnchecked(request))
-        .thenAccept(IGNORE_RESPONSE_CONSUMER);
+        .thenAccept(response -> {
+          if (response.body() != null) {
+            response.body().close();
+          }
+        });
   }
 
   /**