diff --git a/messenger/make.py b/messenger/make.py
index fa686be..76a286d 100755
--- a/messenger/make.py
+++ b/messenger/make.py
@@ -23,34 +23,33 @@
         messenger_dir = 'mexw32'
     
 # Open the configure file and start parsing
-config = open(os.path.join(messenger_dir, 'local.cfg'), 'r')
+with open(os.path.join(messenger_dir, 'local.cfg'), 'r') as config:
+    for line in config.decode('utf-8'):
+        path = line.split('=')
 
-for line in config.decode('utf-8'):
-    path = line.split('=')
+        if path[0] == "MATLAB_BIN":
+            print("Searching for Matlab bin folder in local.cfg ...")
+            matlab_bin = path[1].rstrip('\r\n')
+            if matlab_bin == "":
+                raise ValueError("Could not find Matlab bin folder. Please add it to local.cfg")
+            print("Matlab found in " + matlab_bin)
 
-    if path[0] == "MATLAB_BIN":
-        print("Searching for Matlab bin folder in local.cfg ...")
-        matlab_bin = path[1].rstrip('\r\n')
-        if matlab_bin == "":
-            raise ValueError("Could not find Matlab bin folder. Please add it to local.cfg")
-        print("Matlab found in " + matlab_bin)
+        elif path[0] == "HEADER_PATH":
+            print("Searching for zmq.h in local.cfg ...")
+            header_path = path[1].rstrip('\r\n')
+            if header_path == "":
+                raise ValueError("Could not find zmq.h. Please add its path to local.cfg")
+            print("zmq.h found in " + header_path)
 
-    elif path[0] == "HEADER_PATH":
-        print("Searching for zmq.h in local.cfg ...")
-        header_path = path[1].rstrip('\r\n')
-        if header_path == "":
-            raise ValueError("Could not find zmq.h. Please add its path to local.cfg")
-        print("zmq.h found in " + header_path)
+        elif path[0] == "LIB_PATH":
+            print("Searching for zmq library in local.cfg ...")
+            lib_path = path[1].rstrip('\r\n')
+            if lib_path == "":
+                raise ValueError("Could not find zmq library. Please add its path to local.cfg")
 
-    elif path[0] == "LIB_PATH":
-        print("Searching for zmq library in local.cfg ...")
-        lib_path = path[1].rstrip('\r\n')
-        if lib_path == "":
-            raise ValueError("Could not find zmq library. Please add its path to local.cfg")
+        print("zmq library found in " + lib_path)
 
-	print("zmq library found in " + lib_path)
 
-config.close()
 
 # Get the extension
 if platform == 'win32':