1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/examples/messaging/spout.cpp b/cpp/examples/messaging/spout.cpp
index cbb6b52b34..4819c6bc00 100644
--- a/cpp/examples/messaging/spout.cpp
+++ b/cpp/examples/messaging/spout.cpp
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     Options options(argv[0]);
     if (options.parse(argc, argv)) {        
+        Connection connection(options.connectionOptions);
         try {
-            Connection connection(options.connectionOptions);
             connection.open(options.url);
             Session session = connection.newSession();
             Sender sender = session.createSender(options.address);
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
             return 0;
         } catch(const std::exception& error) {
             std::cout << error.what() << std::endl;
+            connection.close();
         }
     }
     return 1;