diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/nio/NioClient.java b/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/nio/NioClient.java
index 89f51399e266..e903dc7edbe4 100644
--- a/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/nio/NioClient.java
+++ b/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/nio/NioClient.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ protected void init() throws IOException {
             _selector.close();
             throw new IOException("Failed to initialise security", e);
         } catch (final IOException e) {
+            _clientConnection.close();
             _selector.close();
             throw e;
         }