diff --git a/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/AbstractBaseScmMojo.java b/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/AbstractBaseScmMojo.java
index da8af7fc32..df89a7423f 100644
--- a/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/AbstractBaseScmMojo.java
+++ b/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/AbstractBaseScmMojo.java
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractBaseScmMojo extends AbstractScmMojo
       }
       finally
       {
-        IOUtils.closeQuietly(scanner);
+        if (scanner != null)
+        {
+          scanner.close();
+        }
       }
     }
     catch (IOException ex)