1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/clustercontroller-apps/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/clustercontroller/apps/clustercontroller/ClusterController.java b/clustercontroller-apps/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/clustercontroller/apps/clustercontroller/ClusterController.java
index ff7cbbf83da..8ec93b99aff 100644
--- a/clustercontroller-apps/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/clustercontroller/apps/clustercontroller/ClusterController.java
+++ b/clustercontroller-apps/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/clustercontroller/apps/clustercontroller/ClusterController.java
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ public class ClusterController extends AbstractComponent
      */
     private void verifyThatZooKeeperWorks(FleetControllerOptions options) throws Exception {
         if (options.zooKeeperServerAddress != null && !"".equals(options.zooKeeperServerAddress)) {
-            Curator curator = Curator.create(options.zooKeeperServerAddress);
-            curator.framework().blockUntilConnected();
+            try (Curator curator = Curator.create(options.zooKeeperServerAddress)) {
+                curator.framework().blockUntilConnected();
+            }
         }
     }