--- a/makeitso/makeitso.py	Sat Jan 01 22:13:33 2011 -0800
+++ b/makeitso/makeitso.py	Sat Jan 01 22:28:35 2011 -0800
@@ -195,12 +195,15 @@
     def substitute(self, **variables):
         output = ContentTemplate.substitute(self, **variables)
         f = self.output
+        
         if isinstance(f, basestring):
             if os.path.isdir(f):
                 f = os.path.join(f, basename(self.name))
             f = file(f, 'w')
-        print >> f, output
-            
+            print >> f, output
+            f.close()
+        else:
+            print >> f, output
 
 class DirectoryTemplate(ContentTemplate):
     """template for a directory structure"""