diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/io/location/FileLocation.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/io/location/FileLocation.java
index 3d60340..842dd24 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/io/location/FileLocation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/io/location/FileLocation.java
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ public void close() {
                 // swallow it.
             }
         }
+
+        channel = null;
+        stream = null;
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/io/location/FileLocationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/io/location/FileLocationTest.java
index 4ae737e..04bf20d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/io/location/FileLocationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/io/location/FileLocationTest.java
@@ -126,6 +126,31 @@ void shouldReadThenClose() throws Exception {
         location.close();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldReopenAfterClose() throws Exception {
+        File file = Files.createTempFile("test.", ".file-location").toFile();
+        file.deleteOnExit();
+
+        String testStr = "This is a test";
+
+        FileUtils.writeStringToFile(file, testStr, "US-ASCII");
+
+        FileLocation location = new FileLocation(file, file.getAbsolutePath());
+
+        location.open();
+        byte[] buffer = new byte[testStr.length()];
+        location.read(buffer);
+        assertEquals(testStr, new String(buffer, StandardCharsets.US_ASCII));
+        location.close();
+
+        // read again after close should re-open
+        location.open();
+        buffer = new byte[testStr.length()];
+        location.read(buffer);
+        assertEquals(testStr, new String(buffer, StandardCharsets.US_ASCII));
+        location.close();
+    }
+
     @Test
     void shouldOpenThenFailToSetFile() throws Exception {
         File file = Files.createTempFile("test.", ".file-location").toFile();