diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/spi/GitRepositoryClientProvider.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/spi/GitRepositoryClientProvider.java
index ce6a118695..db5d318f98 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/spi/GitRepositoryClientProvider.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/spi/GitRepositoryClientProvider.java
@@ -38,10 +38,13 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.Git;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.CredentialsProvider;
 
+import sonia.scm.repository.GitUtil;
 import sonia.scm.repository.client.api.ClientCommand;
 
 //~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
@@ -84,6 +87,20 @@ public class GitRepositoryClientProvider extends RepositoryClientProvider
     this.credentialsProvider = credentialsProvider;
   }
 
+  //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void close() throws IOException
+  {
+    GitUtil.close(git.getRepository());
+  }
+
   //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
   /**