1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/tests/qpid_recv.cpp b/cpp/src/tests/qpid_recv.cpp
index e4cc6a7ac8..10738578ed 100644
--- a/cpp/src/tests/qpid_recv.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/tests/qpid_recv.cpp
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv)
 {
     Options opts;
     if (opts.parse(argc, argv)) {
+        Connection connection(opts.connectionOptions);
         try {
-            Connection connection(opts.connectionOptions);
             connection.open(opts.url);
             std::auto_ptr<FailoverUpdates> updates(opts.failoverUpdates ? new FailoverUpdates(connection) : 0);
             Session session = connection.newSession(opts.tx > 0);
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv)
             return 0;
         } catch(const std::exception& error) {
             std::cerr << "Failure: " << error.what() << std::endl;
+            connection.close();
         }
     }
     return 1;