diff --git a/databridge.examples/databridge.examples.httppolling-jsonata-delegator/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/databridge/examples/httppollingjsonatadelegator/test/TestAASUpdater.java b/databridge.examples/databridge.examples.httppolling-jsonata-delegator/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/databridge/examples/httppollingjsonatadelegator/test/TestAASUpdater.java
index 34651db3..e3b789c4 100644
--- a/databridge.examples/databridge.examples.httppolling-jsonata-delegator/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/databridge/examples/httppollingjsonatadelegator/test/TestAASUpdater.java
+++ b/databridge.examples/databridge.examples.httppolling-jsonata-delegator/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/databridge/examples/httppollingjsonatadelegator/test/TestAASUpdater.java
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ private String getContentFromDelegatedEndpoint() throws IOException {
 		HttpGet request = new HttpGet("http://localhost:8090/valueA");
 		CloseableHttpResponse resp = client.execute(request);
 
-		return EntityUtils.toString(resp.getEntity());
+		String content = EntityUtils.toString(resp.getEntity());
+		client.close();
+		return content;
 	}
 	
 	private static String getResponseBody() {