diff --git a/core/coreunix/add.go b/core/coreunix/add.go
index bd1b6c5ff..31c820632 100644
--- a/core/coreunix/add.go
+++ b/core/coreunix/add.go
@@ -330,9 +330,7 @@ func (adder *Adder) AddAllAndPin(file files.Node) (ipld.Node, error) {
 }
 
 func (adder *Adder) addFileNode(path string, file files.Node, toplevel bool) error {
-	if !toplevel {
-		defer file.Close()
-	}
+	defer file.Close()
 
 	err := adder.maybePauseForGC()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 81cdb733e..81db9d630 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs v0.0.4
 	github.com/ipfs/go-verifcid v0.0.1
 	github.com/ipfs/hang-fds v0.0.1
-	github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core v0.0.5
+	github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core v0.0.6
 	github.com/ipfs/iptb v1.4.0
 	github.com/ipfs/iptb-plugins v0.0.2
 	github.com/jbenet/go-is-domain v1.0.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index dc139593a..7b7f65b68 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ github.com/ipfs/hang-fds v0.0.1 h1:KGAxiGtJPT3THVRNT6yxgpdFPeX4ZemUjENOt6NlOn4=
 github.com/ipfs/hang-fds v0.0.1/go.mod h1:U4JNbzwTpk/qP2Ms4VgrZ4HcgJGVosBJqMXvwe4udSY=
 github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core v0.0.5 h1:lePQnz+SqDupeDrVWtzEIjZlcYAbG8tJLrttQWRmGRg=
 github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core v0.0.5/go.mod h1:VceUOYu+kPEy8Ev/gAhzXFTIfc/7xILKnL4fgZg8tZM=
+github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core v0.0.6 h1:yf9D2cMLVgBMXHL+gs/HepDc/M7ZXQXYdoN0eXl7z9c=
+github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core v0.0.6/go.mod h1:VceUOYu+kPEy8Ev/gAhzXFTIfc/7xILKnL4fgZg8tZM=
 github.com/ipfs/iptb v1.4.0 h1:YFYTrCkLMRwk/35IMyC6+yjoQSHTEcNcefBStLJzgvo=
 github.com/ipfs/iptb v1.4.0/go.mod h1:1rzHpCYtNp87/+hTxG5TfCVn/yMY3dKnLn8tBiMfdmg=
 github.com/ipfs/iptb-plugins v0.0.2 h1:JZp4h/+7f00dY4Epr8gzF+VqKITXmVGsZabvmZp7E9I=