diff --git a/src/helma/util/ResourceProperties.java b/src/helma/util/ResourceProperties.java
index 58d6ed21..96f34bc1 100644
--- a/src/helma/util/ResourceProperties.java
+++ b/src/helma/util/ResourceProperties.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package helma.util;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.*;
 import helma.framework.core.*;
 import helma.framework.repository.Resource;
@@ -222,7 +223,9 @@ public class ResourceProperties extends Properties {
                         Repository repository = (Repository) iterator.next();
                         Resource res = repository.getResource(resourceName);
                         if (res != null && res.exists()) {
-                            temp.load(res.getInputStream());
+                            InputStream in = res.getInputStream();
+                            temp.load(in);
+                            in.close();
                         }
                     } catch (IOException iox) {
                         iox.printStackTrace();
@@ -252,7 +255,9 @@ public class ResourceProperties extends Properties {
                     try {
                         Resource res = (Resource) iterator.next();
                         if (res.exists()) {
-                            temp.load(res.getInputStream());
+                            InputStream in = res.getInputStream();
+                            temp.load(in);
+                            in.close();
                         }
                     } catch (IOException iox) {
                         iox.printStackTrace();
diff --git a/src/helma/util/SystemProperties.java b/src/helma/util/SystemProperties.java
index f70ce60b..9014fb58 100644
--- a/src/helma/util/SystemProperties.java
+++ b/src/helma/util/SystemProperties.java
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ public final class SystemProperties extends Properties {
                                throws IOException {
         Properties newProps = new SystemProperties();
         newProps.load(in);
+        in.close();
 
         if (additionalProps == null) {
             additionalProps = new HashMap();