diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/UploadPack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/UploadPack.java
index 36103f2e6..ac51643b6 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/UploadPack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/UploadPack.java
@@ -42,12 +42,13 @@ protected void run() {
 		try {
 			FileKey key = FileKey.lenient(srcGitdir, FS.DETECTED);
 			db = key.open(true /* must exist */);
-			org.eclipse.jgit.transport.UploadPack up = new org.eclipse.jgit.transport.UploadPack(
-					db);
-			if (0 <= timeout) {
-				up.setTimeout(timeout);
+			try (org.eclipse.jgit.transport.UploadPack up = new org.eclipse.jgit.transport.UploadPack(
+					db)) {
+				if (0 <= timeout) {
+					up.setTimeout(timeout);
+				}
+				up.upload(ins, outs, errs);
 			}
-			up.upload(ins, outs, errs);
 		} catch (RepositoryNotFoundException notFound) {
 			throw die(MessageFormat.format(CLIText.get().notAGitRepository,
 					srcGitdir.getPath()), notFound);