diff --git a/swift/obj/auditor.py b/swift/obj/auditor.py
index a512f3d670..50b8c2a1ed 100644
--- a/swift/obj/auditor.py
+++ b/swift/obj/auditor.py
@@ -134,31 +134,34 @@ class AuditorWorker(object):
             df = object_server.DiskFile(self.devices, device, partition,
                                         account, container, obj, self.logger,
                                         keep_data_fp=True)
-            if df.data_file is None:
-                # file is deleted, we found the tombstone
-                return
             try:
-                obj_size = df.get_data_file_size()
-            except DiskFileError, e:
-                raise AuditException(str(e))
-            except DiskFileNotExist:
-                return
-            if self.zero_byte_only_at_fps and obj_size:
-                self.passes += 1
-                return
-            for chunk in df:
-                self.bytes_running_time = ratelimit_sleep(
-                    self.bytes_running_time, self.max_bytes_per_second,
-                    incr_by=len(chunk))
-                self.bytes_processed += len(chunk)
-                self.total_bytes_processed += len(chunk)
-            df.close()
-            if df.quarantined_dir:
-                self.quarantines += 1
-                self.logger.error(
-                    _("ERROR Object %(path)s failed audit and will be "
-                      "quarantined: ETag and file's md5 do not match"),
-                    {'path': path})
+                if df.data_file is None:
+                    # file is deleted, we found the tombstone
+                    return
+                try:
+                    obj_size = df.get_data_file_size()
+                except DiskFileError, e:
+                    raise AuditException(str(e))
+                except DiskFileNotExist:
+                    return
+                if self.zero_byte_only_at_fps and obj_size:
+                    self.passes += 1
+                    return
+                for chunk in df:
+                    self.bytes_running_time = ratelimit_sleep(
+                        self.bytes_running_time, self.max_bytes_per_second,
+                        incr_by=len(chunk))
+                    self.bytes_processed += len(chunk)
+                    self.total_bytes_processed += len(chunk)
+                df.close()
+                if df.quarantined_dir:
+                    self.quarantines += 1
+                    self.logger.error(
+                        _("ERROR Object %(path)s failed audit and will be "
+                          "quarantined: ETag and file's md5 do not match"),
+                        {'path': path})
+            finally:
+                df.close(verify_file=False)
         except AuditException, err:
             self.quarantines += 1
             self.logger.error(_('ERROR Object %(obj)s failed audit and will '
diff --git a/test/unit/obj/test_auditor.py b/test/unit/obj/test_auditor.py
index 0aa05bcce4..cc08c2cd60 100644
--- a/test/unit/obj/test_auditor.py
+++ b/test/unit/obj/test_auditor.py
@@ -315,6 +315,26 @@ class TestAuditor(unittest.TestCase):
         my_auditor._sleep()
         self.assertEquals(round(time.time() - start, 2), 0.01)
 
+    def test_object_run_fast_track_zero_check_closed(self):
+        rat = [False]
+
+        class FakeFile(DiskFile):
+
+            def close(self, verify_file=True):
+                rat[0] = True
+                DiskFile.close(self, verify_file=verify_file)
+        self.setup_bad_zero_byte()
+        was_df = object_server.DiskFile
+        try:
+            object_server.DiskFile = FakeFile
+            self.auditor.run_once(zero_byte_fps=50)
+            quarantine_path = os.path.join(self.devices,
+                                           'sda', 'quarantined', 'objects')
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(quarantine_path))
+            self.assertTrue(rat[0])
+        finally:
+            object_server.DiskFile = was_df
+
     def test_run_forever(self):
 
         class StopForever(Exception):