diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnBlameViewer.java b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnBlameViewer.java
index b273d6ca47..d3ee9b0a61 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnBlameViewer.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnBlameViewer.java
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ public class SvnBlameViewer implements BlameViewer
     {
       logger.error("could not create blame view", ex);
     }
+    finally
+    {
+      SvnUtil.closeSession(svnRepository);
+    }
 
     return new BlameResult(blameLines.size(), blameLines);
   }
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnChangesetViewer.java b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnChangesetViewer.java
index 286123bb63..a9f55908ba 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnChangesetViewer.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnChangesetViewer.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class SvnChangesetViewer implements ChangesetViewer
     catch (SVNException ex) {}
     finally
     {
-      close(repository);
+      SvnUtil.closeSession(repository);
     }
 
     return changeset;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class SvnChangesetViewer implements ChangesetViewer
     }
     finally
     {
-      close(repository);
+      SvnUtil.closeSession(repository);
     }
 
     return changesets;
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public class SvnChangesetViewer implements ChangesetViewer
     }
     finally
     {
-      close(repository);
+      SvnUtil.closeSession(repository);
     }
 
     return changesets;
@@ -276,20 +276,6 @@ public class SvnChangesetViewer implements ChangesetViewer
 
   //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param repository
-   */
-  private void close(SVNRepository repository)
-  {
-    if (repository != null)
-    {
-      repository.closeSession();
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Method description
    *
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnDiffViewer.java b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnDiffViewer.java
index 0636d1a10f..8d2c2e6723 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnDiffViewer.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnDiffViewer.java
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ public class SvnDiffViewer implements DiffViewer
     AssertUtil.assertIsNotEmpty(revision);
     AssertUtil.assertIsNotNull(output);
 
+    SVNClientManager clientManager = null;
+    
     try
     {
       SVNURL svnurl = SVNURL.fromFile(directory);
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ public class SvnDiffViewer implements DiffViewer
         svnurl = svnurl.appendPath(path, true);
       }
 
-      SVNClientManager clientManager = SVNClientManager.newInstance();
+      clientManager = SVNClientManager.newInstance();
       SVNDiffClient diffClient = clientManager.getDiffClient();
       ISVNDiffGenerator diffGenerator = diffClient.getDiffGenerator();
 
@@ -143,6 +145,8 @@ public class SvnDiffViewer implements DiffViewer
     catch (Exception ex)
     {
       logger.error("could not create blame view", ex);
+    } finally {
+      SvnUtil.dispose(clientManager);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnPostReceiveHookEvent.java b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnPostReceiveHookEvent.java
index 4d03432c0b..c930e817c4 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnPostReceiveHookEvent.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnPostReceiveHookEvent.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class SvnPostReceiveHookEvent extends AbstractRepositoryHookEvent
     }
     finally
     {
-      repository.closeSession();
+      SvnUtil.closeSession(repository);
     }
 
     return result;
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnPreReceiveHookEvent.java b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnPreReceiveHookEvent.java
index acb3b9d190..5dac1495d4 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnPreReceiveHookEvent.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnPreReceiveHookEvent.java
@@ -120,11 +120,14 @@ public class SvnPreReceiveHookEvent extends AbstractRepositoryHookEvent
   private Collection<Changeset> fetchChangesets()
   {
     List<Changeset> csets = new ArrayList<Changeset>();
+    SVNClientManager cm = null;
 
     try
     {
       ISVNOptions options = SVNWCUtil.createDefaultOptions(true);
-      SVNClientManager cm = SVNClientManager.newInstance(options);
+
+      cm = SVNClientManager.newInstance(options);
+
       SVNLookClient clientManager = cm.getLookClient();
       SVNLogEntry entry = clientManager.doGetInfo(repositoryDirectory,
                             transaction);
@@ -148,6 +151,10 @@ public class SvnPreReceiveHookEvent extends AbstractRepositoryHookEvent
           "could not fetch changesets for transaction ".concat(transaction),
           ex);
     }
+    finally
+    {
+      SvnUtil.dispose(cm);
+    }
 
     return csets;
   }
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnRepositoryBrowser.java b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnRepositoryBrowser.java
index a233951739..13dc304b0a 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnRepositoryBrowser.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnRepositoryBrowser.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class SvnRepositoryBrowser implements RepositoryBrowser
     }
     finally
     {
-      close(svnRepository);
+      SvnUtil.closeSession(svnRepository);
     }
   }
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public class SvnRepositoryBrowser implements RepositoryBrowser
     }
     finally
     {
-      close(svnRepository);
+      SvnUtil.closeSession(svnRepository);
     }
 
     return result;
@@ -194,20 +194,6 @@ public class SvnRepositoryBrowser implements RepositoryBrowser
 
   //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param svnRepository
-   */
-  private void close(SVNRepository svnRepository)
-  {
-    if (svnRepository != null)
-    {
-      svnRepository.closeSession();
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Method description
    *
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnUtil.java b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnUtil.java
index 2b7d1c757c..20491121ef 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnUtil.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnUtil.java
@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ package sonia.scm.repository;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
 import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNLogEntry;
 import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNLogEntryPath;
 import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.io.SVNRepository;
+import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.wc.SVNClientManager;
 import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.wc.admin.SVNChangeEntry;
 
 import sonia.scm.util.Util;
@@ -45,8 +49,6 @@ import sonia.scm.util.Util;
 //~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import java.util.Map;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -55,6 +57,13 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 public class SvnUtil
 {
 
+  /**
+   * the logger for SvnUtil
+   */
+  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SvnUtil.class);
+
+  //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
+
   /**
    * TODO: type replaced
    *
@@ -121,18 +130,16 @@ public class SvnUtil
   {
     if (repository != null)
     {
-      try {
-      repository.closeSession();
-      } catch (Exception ex){
+      try
+      {
+        repository.closeSession();
+      }
+      catch (Exception ex)
+      {
         logger.error("could not close svn repository session");
       }
     }
   }
-  
-  /**
-   * the logger for SvnUtil
-   */
-  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SvnUtil.class);
 
   /**
    * Method description
@@ -170,4 +177,25 @@ public class SvnUtil
 
     return changeset;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param clientManager
+   */
+  public static void dispose(SVNClientManager clientManager)
+  {
+    if (clientManager != null)
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        clientManager.dispose();
+      }
+      catch (Exception ex)
+      {
+        logger.error("could not dispose clientmanager", ex);
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }