diff --git a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/config/LocalBlobStore.java b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/config/LocalBlobStore.java
index 96a9b81f4c..c5ed0effbd 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/config/LocalBlobStore.java
+++ b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/config/LocalBlobStore.java
@@ -1036,5 +1036,13 @@ public int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException {
             return result;
          }
       }
+
+      @Override
+      public void close() throws IOException {
+          if (current != null) {
+              current.close();
+              current = null;
+          }
+      }
    }
 }