diff --git a/source/net/yacy/http/servlets/YaCyDefaultServlet.java b/source/net/yacy/http/servlets/YaCyDefaultServlet.java
index 14c235f43..deff7e73d 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/http/servlets/YaCyDefaultServlet.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/http/servlets/YaCyDefaultServlet.java
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ public class YaCyDefaultServlet extends HttpServlet  {
             p = buffer.indexOf(inctxt, offset);
         }
         out.write(in, offset, in.length - offset);
+        buffer.close();
     }
 
     /**