diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/ble/PebbleLESupport.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/ble/PebbleLESupport.java
index 3016dc5c..0b9ac531 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/ble/PebbleLESupport.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/ble/PebbleLESupport.java
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ public class PebbleLESupport {
             mPebbleGATTClient.close();
             mPebbleGATTClient = null;
         }
+        try {
+            mPipedInputStream.close();
+        } catch (IOException ignore) {
+        }
+        try {
+            mPipedOutputStream.close();
+        } catch (IOException ignore) {
+        }
     }
 
     synchronized void createPipedInputReader() {
@@ -78,14 +86,6 @@ public class PebbleLESupport {
             }
             mPipeReader = null;
         }
-        try {
-            mPipedInputStream.close();
-        } catch (IOException ignore) {
-        }
-        try {
-            mPipedOutputStream.close();
-        } catch (IOException ignore) {
-        }
     }
 
     void setMTU(int mtu) {