diff --git a/tracking/monitors/monitors.py b/tracking/monitors/monitors.py
index e562d760f2df2e4ee3927f29c2aafab7f56ac13d..1533e1501745a371ebfdbd3a46df4ebe939e4c64 100644
--- a/tracking/monitors/monitors.py
+++ b/tracking/monitors/monitors.py
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ class Monitor(Element, metaclass=ABCMeta):
         """
         try:
             self.file.close()
+            Monitor._file_name_storage = []
+            Monitor._file_storage = []
         except ValueError:
             pass