diff --git a/apps/opencs/editor.cpp b/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
index 9fe974d86..f609b80b7 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ CS::Editor::Editor (OgreInit::OgreInit& ogreInit)
 
 CS::Editor::~Editor ()
 {
+    mPidFile.close();
+
     if(mServer && boost::filesystem::exists(mPid))
-        remove(mPid.string().c_str()); // ignore error
+        remove(mPid.string().c_str()); // ignore any error
 
     // cleanup global resources used by OEngine
     delete OEngine::Physic::BulletShapeManager::getSingletonPtr();
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ bool CS::Editor::makeIPCServer()
         mPid /= "opencs.pid";
         bool pidExists = boost::filesystem::exists(mPid);
 
-        boost::filesystem::ofstream tempFile(mPid);
+        mPidFile.open(mPid);
 
         mLock = boost::interprocess::file_lock(mPid.string().c_str());
         if(!mLock.try_lock())
@@ -256,11 +258,10 @@ bool CS::Editor::makeIPCServer()
         }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-        tempFile << GetCurrentProcessId() << std::endl;
+        mPidFile << GetCurrentProcessId() << std::endl;
 #else
-        tempFile << getpid() << std::endl;
+        mPidFile << getpid() << std::endl;
 #endif
-        tempFile.close();
 
         mServer = new QLocalServer(this);
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/editor.hpp b/apps/opencs/editor.hpp
index 30a031309..273f0825b 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/editor.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/editor.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include <boost/interprocess/sync/file_lock.hpp>
+#include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QString>
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ namespace CS
             boost::filesystem::path mResources;
             boost::filesystem::path mPid;
             boost::interprocess::file_lock mLock;
+            boost::filesystem::ofstream mPidFile;
             bool mFsStrict;
 
             void setupDataFiles (const Files::PathContainer& dataDirs);