diff --git a/GameState.py b/GameState.py
index 3d00c7e..07e60e5 100644
--- a/GameState.py
+++ b/GameState.py
@@ -114,4 +114,6 @@ class GameState:
         for player in self.players:
             if player.hasHighscore:
                 with open(config.HIGHSCORE_FILE, "w+") as file:
-                    file.write(player.score)
\ No newline at end of file
+                    file.write(player.score)
+                    file.flush()
+                    file.close()
\ No newline at end of file