I guess the material takes a while to reshape... the wallet itself, with nothing in it closes just fine. Once the passport is in it, not so much. Maybe if I leave it under some heavy books for a while it'll close properly. I didn't add any cards or anything else to it so that might be an issue. Other than that, I'm happy with the color and the material. I found some other wallets that print this painting with darker colors that don't match at all. This one was closest to what I was looking for.