diff --git a/start.py b/start.py
index e84a360..b459bf6 100644
--- a/start.py
+++ b/start.py
@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
 import getpass
 import datetime
 
-morningstart = open('updates.txt', 'r')
-morningstart.read()
-linelist = morningstart.readline()
-morningstart.close()
-operstamp = getpass.getuser()
-timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d-%H:%M:%S')
-dailyupdates = open('updates.txt', 'a')
-print('This is your last update: ')
-print (linelist)
-print('What are your updates?')
-typedupdates = input()
-nline = "\n"
-iline = " -- "
-dailyupdates.write(operstamp)
-dailyupdates.write(iline)
-dailyupdates.write(timestamp)
-dailyupdates.write(nline)
-dailyupdates.write(typedupdates)
-ender = "\nEOF-------------------------------------------EOF\n\n"
-dailyupdates.write(ender)
-dailyupdates.close()
+with open('updates.txt', 'r') as morningstart:
+    morningstart.read()
+    linelist = morningstart.readline()
+    operstamp = getpass.getuser()
+    timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d-%H:%M:%S')
+
+with open('updates.txt', 'a') as dailyupdates:
+    print('This is your last update: ')
+    print (linelist)
+    print('What are your updates?')
+    typedupdates = input()
+    nline = "\n"
+    iline = " -- "
+    dailyupdates.write(operstamp)
+    dailyupdates.write(iline)
+    dailyupdates.write(timestamp)
+    dailyupdates.write(nline)
+    dailyupdates.write(typedupdates)
+    ender = "\nEOF-------------------------------------------EOF\n\n"
+    dailyupdates.write(ender)