diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimFileReader.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimFileReader.kt
index 2d2b2fc4f..7deb5cb7b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimFileReader.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimFileReader.kt
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ class ZimFileReader constructor(
   fun dispose() {
     jniKiwixReader.dispose()
     searcher.dispose()
-    assetFileDescriptor?.parcelFileDescriptor?.detachFd()
   }
 
   @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught")
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimReaderContainer.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimReaderContainer.kt
index ad9cc266d..d896c1a9b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimReaderContainer.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimReaderContainer.kt
@@ -84,9 +84,12 @@ class ZimReaderContainer @Inject constructor(private val zimFileReaderFactory: F
   }
 
   fun copyReader(): ZimFileReader? = zimFile?.let(zimFileReaderFactory::create)
+    ?: assetFileDescriptor?.let(zimFileReaderFactory::create)
 
   val zimFile get() = zimFileReader?.zimFile
 
+  val assetFileDescriptor get() = zimFileReader?.assetFileDescriptor
+
   /**
    * Return the zimFile path if opened from file else return the filePath of assetFileDescriptor
    */