fix #98136

src/vs/workbench/services/keybinding/common/keybindingEditing.ts

@@ -230,10 +230,12 @@ export class KeybindingsEditingService extends Disposable implements IKeybinding
 				if (model.getValue()) {
 					const parsed = this.parse(model);
 					if (parsed.parseErrors.length) {
+						reference.dispose();
 						return Promise.reject<any>(new Error(localize('parseErrors', "Unable to write to the keybindings configuration file. Please open it to correct errors/warnings in the file and try again.")));
 					}
 					if (parsed.result) {
 						if (!isArray(parsed.result)) {
+							reference.dispose();
 							return Promise.reject<any>(new Error(localize('errorInvalidConfiguration', "Unable to write to the keybindings configuration file. It has an object which is not of type Array. Please open the file to clean up and try again.")));
 						}
 					} else {