diff --git a/.chloggen/goleak_internalazure.yaml b/.chloggen/goleak_internalazure.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..02da1a24b6e10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/goleak_internalazure.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: bug_fix
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: processor/resourcedetection, exporter/datadog
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Fix memory leak on AKS
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [32574]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# If your change doesn't affect end users or the exported elements of any package,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: []
diff --git a/internal/metadataproviders/azure/metadata.go b/internal/metadataproviders/azure/metadata.go
index b6241feab8691..54f73d3a27d70 100644
--- a/internal/metadataproviders/azure/metadata.go
+++ b/internal/metadataproviders/azure/metadata.go
@@ -74,12 +74,13 @@ func (p *azureProviderImpl) Metadata(ctx context.Context) (*ComputeMetadata, err
 	resp, err := p.client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query Azure IMDS: %w", err)
-	} else if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
 		//lint:ignore ST1005 Azure is a capitalized proper noun here
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Azure IMDS replied with status code: %s", resp.Status)
 	}
 
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	respBody, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read Azure IMDS reply: %w", err)
diff --git a/internal/metadataproviders/azure/package_test.go b/internal/metadataproviders/azure/package_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c7b9e1e8dda90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/metadataproviders/azure/package_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package azure
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"go.uber.org/goleak"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	goleak.VerifyTestMain(m)
+}