diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/RestClient.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/RestClient.cs
index de34250b7a..ce36fbf52d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/RestClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/RestClient.cs
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
                         m_log.Debug(e.ToString());
                     }
 
+                    if (_response != null)
+                        _response.Close();
+
                     return null;
                 }
 
@@ -390,6 +393,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
 
             _response = (HttpWebResponse) _request.GetResponse();
 
+            if (_response != null)
+                _response.Close();
+
 //            IAsyncResult responseAsyncResult = _request.BeginGetResponse(new AsyncCallback(ResponseIsReadyDelegate), _request);
 
             // TODO! Implement timeout, without killing the server